@article{ref1,
title="Training outcomes from the Samaritans of New York Suicide Awareness and Prevention Programme among community- and school-based staff",
journal="British journal of social work",
year="2010",
author="Clark, Tanisha R. and Matthieu, Monica M. and Ross, Alan and Knox, Kerry L.",
volume="40",
number="7",
pages="2223-2238",
abstract="The Samaritans of New York public education suicide awareness and prevention programme is designed to train lay and professional staff on effective suicide prevention practices and how to &quot;befriend&quot; a person in crisis. However, little is known about the individual level characteristics of staff who attend these trainings. Community- and school-based staff (N=365) completed pre and post training measures of self-efficacy regarding their knowledge about suicide and suicide prevention and their ability to intervene with individuals at risk for suicide. <br><br>RESULTS indicate increased self-efficacy after suicide prevention training (M=3.7, SD=0.6) than before (M=3.3, SD=0.7) (t= -13.24, p<.05). Trainees with higher levels of education and previous contact with suicidal individuals were significantly more likely to indicate gains in self-efficacy after training.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0045-3102",
doi="10.1093/bjsw/bcq016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq016"
}