@article{ref1,
title="Training youth services staff to identify, assess, and intervene when working with youth at high risk for suicide",
journal="Children and youth services review",
year="2018",
author="Osteen, Philip J. and Lacasse, Jeffrey R. and Woods, MaKenna N. and Greene, Rachel and Frey, Jodi J. and Lane Forsman, R.",
volume="86",
number="",
pages="308-315",
abstract="Youth in the child welfare system are often at increased risk for suicide due to the numerous physical and psychological challenges they face. This study was a longitudinal assessment of the impact of suicide intervention training on staff's abilities to identify, assess, and intervene when working with these youth in a child welfare setting. Participants received an adapted version of the &quot;Youth and Depression&quot; suicide intervention curriculum (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 2010) designed to improve participants' attitudes toward suicide intervention, knowledge about suicide intervention, self-efficacy for engaging in intervention behaviors, and increased use of assessment and intervention behaviors over time. ANOVA tests yielded large effect sizes for increasing knowledge and self-efficacy. There were no statistical changes in attitudes and reluctance, but these were very positive even before training. <br><br>RESULTS for changes in the use of assessment and intervention skills were more modest but demonstrated some improvements from pre-training to post-training. Further refinement of the curriculum may yield larger and consistent improvements in intervention behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0190-7409",
doi="10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.008"
}