@article{ref1,
title="An evaluation of suicide prevention education for people working with refugees and asylum seekers",
journal="Crisis",
year="2021",
author="Procter, Nicholas and Posselt, Miriam and Ferguson, Monika and McIntyre, Heather and Kenny, Mary-Anne and Curtis, Rachel and Loughhead, Mark and Clement, Noel and Mau, Vicki",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There are concerning rates of suicidality among asylum seekers and refugees in Australia, and tailored suicide prevention initiatives are needed. Aims: We aimed to evaluate the impact of a tailored suicide prevention education program for people working with asylum seekers and refugees. <br><br>METHOD: Attendees of the education program completed self-report questionnaires at pretraining, posttraining, and 4-6 months follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: Over 400 workers, volunteers, and students across Australia took part in the education program. A series of linear mixed-effects models revealed significant improvements in outcome measures from pretraining (n = 247) to posttraining (n = 231). Improvements were maintained at follow-up (n = 75). Limitations: Limitations of this research were the lack of a control group and a low follow-up response rate. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that a 2 days tailored suicide prevention education program contributes to significant improvements in workers' attitudes toward suicide prevention, and their confidence and competence in assessing and responding to suicidal distress.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000777",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000777"
}