TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Development and implementation of web-based safety planning intervention training for firefighter peer support specialists
JO  - Crisis
A1  - Kimbrel, Nathan A.
A1  - Aho, Natalie A.
A1  - Neal, Lydia C.
A1  - Bernes, Sarah A.
A1  - Beaver, Tiffany A.
A1  - Hertzberg, Jeffrey A.
A1  - Lutrey, Alice
A1  - Leto, Frank
A1  - Ostiguy, Willy
A1  - Cammarata, Claire
A1  - Meyer, Eric C.
A1  - Wilson, Sarah M.
A1  - Dennis, Michelle F.
A1  - Calhoun, Patrick S.
A1  - Beckham, Jean C.
A1  - Stanley, Barbara
A1  - Gulliver, Suzy B.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Recent findings indicate that firefighters may be at increased risk for death by suicide; however, there has been only limited suicide prevention work in fire service to date. <br><br>AIM: The objective of this program evaluation project was to develop and evaluate a web-based Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) training course for firefighter peer support specialists. <br><br>METHOD: Peer support specialists who completed the web-based SPI training were administered evaluation questionnaires before the training and then again at a 3-month follow-up assessment. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 213 peer support specialists completed the SPI training. Most participants took 2-3 h to complete the training. Participants generally reported high levels of satisfaction with the course, with the vast majority (94.4%) indicating they would recommend it to their peers. Course completers also demonstrated significant gains in SPI knowledge and self-efficacy from baseline to 3-month follow-up (all p's <.001). Moreover, the percentage of participants who reported completing a safety plan with someone they suspected at being of risk for suicide increased approximately 7-fold from baseline (3.5%) to 3-month follow-up (25.2%; p <.001). Participants further reported that 97.6% of the safety plans that they completed resulted in a positive outcome. Limitations: This was a program evaluation project that did not include a control group. Thus, causality cannot be inferred. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The present findings suggest that web-based SPI training is a feasible and scalable approach for training peer support specialists to deliver the SPI to at-risk individuals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000924
ID  - ref1
ER  -