TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Does a gatekeeper suicide prevention program work in a school setting? Evaluating training outcome and moderators of effectiveness JO - Suicide and life-threatening behavior A1 - Tompkins, Tanya L. A1 - Witt, Jody A1 - Abraibesh, Nadia SP - 506 EP - 515 VL - 40 IS - 5 N2 - The suicide prevention gatekeeper training program QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) was evaluated among school personnel using a nonequivalent control group design. Substantial gains were demonstrated from pre- to post-test for attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs regarding suicide and suicide prevention. Exploratory analyses revealed the possible moderating effects of age, professional role, prior training, and recent contact with suicidal youth on QPR participants' general knowledge, questioning, attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention, QPR quiz scores, and self-efficacy. The need for replication using a more rigorous experimental design in the context of strong community collaboration is discussed.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0363-0234 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2010.40.5.506 ID - ref1 ER -