Table 2 Sociodemographic information of participants at baseline

Gender

 Female

218 (84%)

 Male

40 (15%)

 Non-binary

3 (1%)

Age

 Mean (SD)

43.7 (13.68)

 Range

21.3–79.2

Country of Birth

 Canada

225 (86%)

 France

16 (6%)

 Other American countries (Haïti, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba)

7 (3%)

 Other European countries (Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russia)

6 (2%)

 Asian countries (China, Liban)

4 (2%)

 African countries (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mauritania)

3 (1%)

Home Language

 French

245 (93%)

 English

8 (3%)

 Spanish

4 (2%)

 Others (Creole, Portuguese, Russian, Pulaar)

4 (2%)

Highest Level of Education¹

 High school

13 (5%)

 Professional courses

14 (5%)

 College

48 (18%)

 University certificate

12 (5%)

 Bachelor’s degree

93 (36%)

 Master’s degree

70 (27%)

 Doctoral diploma

11 (4%)

Type of Learner (Self-Assessed)

 Healthcare workers from public system

68 (26%)

 Administrative staff, manager, director of education or health

45 (17%)

 College or university student

28 (11%)

 Healthcare workers from non-profit organization

25 (10%)

 Person with lived experience of mental health disease

24 (9%)

 Citizen

21 (8%)

 Educational professionals

14 (5%)

 Relative of person with mental health disease

11 (4%)

 Unknown answer

25 (10%)

Mental Health Knowledge²

 Theoretical knowledge

192 (74%)

 Experiential knowledge

187 (72%)

 Clinical knowledge

143 (55%)

Mental Health Parameters³

 Received a diagnosis of mental illness lifetime

121 (46%)

 Received mental health services in last 6 months

103 (40%)