TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Effects of gatekeeper trainings from the Austrian national suicide prevention program
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Ploderl, Martin
A1  - Fartacek, Clemens
A1  - Kapitany, Thomas
A1  - Schrittwieser, Ulrike
A1  - Niederkrotenthaler, Thomas
SP  - e1118319
EP  - e1118319
VL  - 14
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: The development and implementation of gatekeeper trainings were first goals in the national suicide prevention strategy "Suicide Prevention Austria" (SUPRA). The current study aims to assess the short- and longer-term effects of the SUPRA gatekeeper trainings in comparison with established gatekeeper trainings. <br><br>METHODS: We evaluated 28 gatekeeper trainings including 427 participants by assessing improvement of knowledge (facts about suicide and suicide prevention), gatekeeper self-efficacy and attitudes, and gatekeeper behavior (e.g., asking depressed people about suicide). Assessments were immediately before and after the gatekeeper trainings, with an additional follow-up 6 months later. Effects were compared with benchmark effects of established gatekeeper trainings. <br><br>RESULTS: There were substantial improvements in knowledge, self-efficacy and attitudes immediately after the training, comparable or larger than known from evaluations of established gatekeeper trainings. Most of these changes were upheld in the follow-up assessment, with effects comparable to other gatekeeper trainings. There was only a small increase of self-reported gatekeeper behavior, in line with results from other gatekeeper trainings. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The SUPRA gatekeeper training had some beneficial effects in the short- and longterm, with effect sizes comparable to established gatekeeper trainings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1118319
ID  - ref1
ER  -