TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - School-wide staff and faculty training in suicide risk awareness: successes and challenges
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
A1  - Walsh, Elaine
A1  - Hooven, Carole L.
A1  - Kronick, Barbara
SP  - 53
EP  - 61
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - PROBLEM: Rates of youth suicide and suicidal behavior remain high despite prevention efforts. Training high school personnel as gatekeepers is an important strategy. METHODS: Training was implemented in a school district's five comprehensive high schools. Surveys were conducted before and after training sessions, which targeted all adults working at the high school. Two hundred thirty-seven individuals completed the pretest and/or posttest. FINDINGS: Participants reported gains in knowledge, confidence, and feelings of competence in recognizing, approaching, and connecting distressed youth to school-based resources. Training was well received. CONCLUSION: Training is acceptable and appropriate for school personnel. Increasing the number of school personnel who participate in the training is challenging.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1073-6077
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12011
ID  - ref1
ER  -