Table 3.

Attitudes toward mental health, intervention vs control, from baseline to follow-up

	Intervention			Control
	Baseline N = 245*	Follow-up N = 230	p value	Baseline N = 211*	Follow-up N = 172	p value
Therapy and counseling can be an effective treatment for people with mental health conditions	82.0% (201)	86.1% (198)	0.558	92.4% (194)	82.0% (141)	0.019
Medication can be an effective treatment for people with mental health conditions	76.2% (186)	80.0% (184)	0.001	89.5% (187)	73.3% (126)	0.001
In the past 6 months, I have provided support to someone with a mental health condition	71.8% (176)	70.4% (162)	0.169	69.7% (147)	76.2% (131)	0.178
In the past 6 months, I have taken steps to improve my mental health	62.9% (154)	67.4% (155)	0.349	66.0% (138)	66.3% (114)	0.935
Most people would be willing to marry someone who has received treatment for a mental health condition	61.2% (150)	67.0% (154)	0.193	63.3% (133)	70.9% (122)	0.117
Most people would accept a person who has fully recovered from a mental health condition as a teacher of young children in a public school	59.2% (145)	65.7% (151)	0.146	62.9% (132)	62.2% (107)	0.896
Those with mental health conditions are far less of a danger than most people believe	54.3% (133)	58.3% (134)	0.164	63.3% (133)	61.0% (105)	0.704

*Baseline data weighted by age and gender