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Suicide intervention training for college staff: Program evaluation and intervention skill measurement
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Suicide intervention training for college staff: Program evaluation and intervention skill measurement

Laura Shannonhouse, Yung-Wei Dennis Lin, Kelly Shaw, Reema Wanna and Michael Porter
Journal of American college health, Vol.65(7), pp.450-456
10/03/2017
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2017.1341893
PMID: 28628372

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Abstract

Objective: Suicide remains a pressing issue for college communities. Consequently, gatekeeper trainings are often provided for staff. This study examines the effect of one such program, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Participants: 51 college employees received ASIST in August of 2014 and were compared to 30 wait-list control participants. Methods: Repeated Measures ANOVA were used to analyze pre- and post-training: (a) skills at responding to students-at-risk; (b) attitudes toward suicide; (c) knowledge about suicide; and (d) comfort/competence/confidence at helping a student-at-risk. Results: Significant positive training effects were observed for ASIST on self-report measures and also for objectively assessed skill at responding, after adjusting for a potential scoring limitation of the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory, Revised (SIRI-2). Conclusions: ASIST improved the self-perception of college staff at working with students-at-risk of suicide and also their skills at performing an intervention. Further, analysis of SIRI-2 data provides support for a potential instrument revision.
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