Citation

Tsong Y, Young JT, Killer JD, Takemoto MA, Compliment B. J. Coll. Stud. Psychother. 2019; 33(2): 131-144.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/87568225.2018.1434716

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

With the high prevalence of college students experiencing psychological distress, it is becoming increasingly important to provide prevention and early intervention programs in addition to traditional psychological counseling services. This study examined the effectiveness of a suicide prevention program led by peer educators/trainers on a diverse college campus. Twenty-five suicide prevention workshops were conducted with 479 attendees. Preworkshop and postworkshop assessments revealed significant improvements in participants' knowledge of suicide and resources. Recommendations for campus-wide suicide prevention efforts using diverse peer educators that reflect the students' demographic and cultural background, recruitment strategies, and utilization of outreach programming in suicide prevention.

Language: en

Keywords

College counseling; outreach; peer gatekeeper; psychoeducation; suicide prevention