Citation

Hangartner RB, Totura CMW, Labouliere CD, Gryglewicz K, Karver MS. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2019; 49(2): 353-370.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12430

PMID

29470846

Abstract

Gatekeeper training is a common approach for aiding suicidal youth. This study utilizes comparative effectiveness "benchmarks" from established programs to evaluate the Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) program. The QPR program was implemented with adults (N = 2,389) working in youth-serving community agencies. Questionnaires assessed suicide prevention knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and behaviors. Consistent with benchmarked studies, participants in QPR demonstrated knowledge and suicide prevention behavior gains compared with control groups. Future research should utilize benchmarking methods as a measure of effectiveness, and more thoroughly assess mechanisms that promote behavior change.

© 2018 The American Association of Suicidology.

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