Kathy S Bond

Biographic Data

ID7924926
NAMEKathy S Bond
GIVEN NAMESKathy S
FAMILY NAMEBond
SIGNATUREBOND K S
AFFILIATIONSMental Health First Aid Australia, Level 18, 150 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
ORCID0000-0001-5577-2292
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Evaluation of the Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Mental Health First Aid Course

    Open AccessKathy S Bond, Julia Lyons et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    There is initial evidence that the Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury course is effective and acceptable for members of the public who may support a person engaging in NSSI

  • Redevelopment of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting someone experiencing a panic attack

    Open AccessKathryn Chalmers, Alyssia Rossetto et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2022

    This study has resulted in a more comprehensive set of guidelines than the original version, with the endorsement of 83 helping actions, compared to 27 previously. The redeveloped guidelines provide greater detail on recognising the signs of a panic attack, providing initial assistance, communicating with someone experiencing a panic attack and supporting them to seek appropriate professional help if it is needed. The guidelines will be used in f…

  • Evaluation of the Conversations About Gambling Mental Health First Aid course

    Open AccessKathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2022

    The results of this initial evaluation of Mental Health First Aid Australia's Conversations About Gambling course suggest that it is an effective and acceptable educational intervention for those who wish to support a person experiencing problem gambling

  • Considerations when offering mental health first aid to a person with an intellectual disability

    Open AccessKathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2021

    The guidelines and the resultant mental health first aid course will be a helpful resource with the potential to address some of the barriers to mental health help-seeking that people with an intellectual disability experience

  • Offering mental health first aid to a person experiencing psychosis

    Open AccessFairlie A Cottrill, Kathy S Bond et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2021

    The redeveloped guidelines outline a general set of strategies for providing initial assistance to a person who is experiencing psychosis. Compared to the original guidelines, these redeveloped guidelines provide more detailed instruction for members of the public on how to provide mental health first aid to assist a person experiencing psychosis. The guidelines are available to the public and will be used to update the Mental Health First Aid co…

  • Offering mental health first aid to a person after a potentially traumatic event

    Open AccessKathryn Chalmers, Anthony F Jorm et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2020

    This study has resulted in a more comprehensive set of guidelines than the original version, with the endorsement of 103 helping actions, compared to 65 previously. The updated guidelines better represent the complexities of experiencing trauma and the considered approach required when providing first aid after a potentially traumatic event. The additional guidance on providing initial assistance, talking about the trauma, offering short-term ass…

  • Offering mental health first aid to a person with depression

    Open AccessKathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2019

    This re-development has added detail to the previous version of the guidelines, giving more guidance on the role of the first aider and allowing for a more nuanced approach to providing first aid to someone with depression. These guidelines are available to the public and will be used to update the Mental Health First Aid courses

  • Assisting an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person with gambling problems

    Open AccessKathy S Bond, Katrina Dart et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2017

    Experts were able to reach substantial consensus on how someone can recognise the signs of gambling problems and support an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person to change

  • How a concerned family member, friend or member of the public can help someone with gambling problems

    Open AccessKathy S Bond, Anthony F Jorm et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2016

    Two groups of experts were able to reach substantial consensus on how someone can recognise the signs of gambling problems and support a person to change

  • Providing mental health first aid in the workplace

    Open AccessNataly Bovopoulos, Anthony F Jorm et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2016

    The guidelines outline strategies for a worker to use when they are concerned about the mental health of a co-worker or employee. They will be used to inform future tailoring of Mental Health First Aid training when it is delivered in workplace settings and could influence organisational policies and procedures

  • Mental health first aid training for Australian medical and nursing students

    Open AccessKathy S Bond, Anthony F Jorm et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2015

    Both online and face-to-face tailored MHFA courses have the potential to improve outcomes for students with mental health problems, and may benefit the students in their future professional careers