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Citation |
Matthieu MM, Ross A, Knox KL. Brief Treat. Crisis Interv. 2006; 6(4): 295-307. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Box PSYCH, Rochester, NY 14642. (monica_matthieu@urmc.rochester.edu) |
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(Copyright © 2006, Oxford University Press) |
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Abstract |
The Samaritans of New York provide a public education suicide awareness and prevention training program focusing on suicide awareness and training in the skills and philosophy to befriend a person in crisis. Fifty-nine participants from a city department of human resources "helpline" to participated in a 3-hr employee training for information line service providers. Participants completed a pre/postmeasure of knowledge and efficacy to manage a caller in distress or in a suicidal crisis. The participants were predominately female (n = 52; 88%), 90% from diverse cultural groups, with ages ranging from 20 to 65 (M = 44; SD = 10.3). Results showed that participants scored significantly higher on measures of perceived knowledge about suicide and self-efficacy to intervene with a person thought to be at risk for suicide after training (M = 25.7, SD = 5.9) than before (M = 15.0, SD = 6.1) (t = -10.71, p lt .0001). The training program increased the abilities, awareness, and confidence levels of people whose jobs it is on a daily basis to provide care, comfort, and support for those who are in crisis and at risk for suicide. |