TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Assessment of a pilot peer support program for suicide prevention on a medical school campus: impact on awareness, stigma, and self-efficacy for outreach
JO  - WMJ (Wisconsin medical journal)
A1  - Balson, Cassandra
A1  - York, Justin
A1  - Cipriano, David
A1  - Fritz, Jeffery D.
A1  - Kohlbeck, Sara
A1  - Huang, Shane
A1  - Lieb, Margaret
SP  - 195
EP  - 198
VL  - 123
IS  - 3
N2  - With the continued rise in mental health concerns, including suicide on college campuses nationwide, many academic institutions have developed peer-support programs. Correspondingly, the Medical College of Wisconsin developed and evaluated Seeking Peer Outreach* as its pioneer suicide prevention initiative. Seeking Peer Outreach* is an innovative approach to provide all medical students near-peer support and outreach encouraging engagement and conversations in effort to reduce the stigma and isolation often associated with mental health concerns in professional education. This study explores the effectiveness and efficacy of Seeking Peer Outreach* - a 3-tiered peer-support system. A survey of medical students, faculty, and staff demonstrated that the program increased knowledge on suicidal thoughts and behaviors and improved self-efficacy in talking about mental health with peers. It also showed that effective training helps individuals gain confidence with mental health interventions and suicide prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1098-1861
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -