@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of a brief suicide prevention training program for college campuses",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2018",
author="Zinzow, Heidi M. and Thompson, Martie P. and Fulmer, Crystal B. and Goree, Jennifer and Evinger, Leasa",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-30",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Suicide is the second leading cause of death in college students. While research indicates a positive impact of gatekeeper training programs on knowledge and attitudes, few have examined change in suicide prevention behaviors. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of a brief suicide prevention training for college campuses on knowledge, self-efficacy to intervene, and gatekeeper behaviors. <br><br>METHOD: A longitudinal design was employed to examine changes from pretest to post-test and three-month follow-up. Participants included 517 students, staff, and faculty who attended a 90 minute training and completed self-report surveys. The training included both didactic and experiential components. <br><br>RESULTS: Repeated measures ANOVAs indicated that knowledge, self-efficacy to discuss suicide and to refer to resources, and gatekeeper behavior increased from pretest to post-test and follow-up. Students exhibited a greater increase in gatekeeper behaviors, in comparison to non-students. Large changes were observed on publicizing suicide prevention information and having informal conversations about suicide with students, and 76% had engaged in gatekeeper behavior at follow-up. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings offer support for the potential efficacy of a brief prevention program, with promising effects on several suicide prevention behaviors. Declines on knowledge and self-efficacy from post-test to follow-up highlight the importance of booster sessions and complementary programing.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2018.1509749",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1509749"
}