Is Gatekeeper Training Enough for Suicide Prevention?

Robinson-Link, Natasha; Hoover, Sharon; Bernstein, Larraine; Lever, Nancy; Matón, Kenneth I.; Wilcox, Holly C.

doi:10.1007/s12310-019-09345-x

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“…Overall, research is still limited on the impact of gatekeeper training on student suicide risk (Yonemoto et al, 2019). Specifically, while initial evidence suggests that it can improve trainees' knowledge and confidence in identifying and responding to those at risk for suicide (Garraza et al, 2019), there is little evidence that this translates to behavior change in adults or students (Robinson-Link et al, 2019;Yonemoto et al, 2019) in a sustained manner.…”

Section: Early Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effective Suicide Prevention and Intervention in Schools

Ayer

Nickerson

Grumet

et al. 2022

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

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Schools are increasingly relied upon to foster students’ social-emotional development and address mental health concerns. Schools can also play an important role in their communities by identifying and responding to youth at risk for suicide. In this chapter, we summarize existing research on suicide prevention in schools, highlight promising programs and practices, and provide recommendations for how school personnel, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can advance science and practice and ultimately prevent youth suicide.

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Section: Early Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effective Suicide Prevention and Intervention in Schools

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Nickerson

Grumet

et al. 2022

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

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“…Based on SAMHSA's (2012) categorization, CCI can be situated as a peer leadership program that focuses on developing peer support competencies and youth leadership through peer GKT. Peer support serves as a protective factor against negative mental health (e.g., suicide, depression, anxiety) and is associated with positive mental health (Roach, 2018), while GKT focuses on training members in a community to identify people at risk for suicide and enhancing help-seeking behaviours for target populations (Robinson-Link et al, 2020;Wyman et al, 2010). Peer-based youth GKT is a promising preventive approach for youth suicide and mental health concerns as it can enhance mental health literacy and help youth identify peers at risk (Wyman et al, 2010).…”

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The Core Connectors Initiative: Development of a Youth Mental Health Program

Chou

Pradham²,

Huang³

2022

IJCYFS

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This paper provides an overview of the development and field-test evaluation of a group-based youth mental health promotion program known as the Core Connectors Initiative (CCI). CCI is a program that aims to help youth gain mental health knowledge and peer support competencies, and reinforce positive help-seeking behaviour. The purpose of the study was to evaluate and refine CCI by examining whether it attains its training objectives of mental health literacy, gatekeeper training, and fostering positive youth development, while exploring helpful and unhelpful participant experiences of the program. CCI was field-tested during the latter half of the 2017/2018 school year at 3 different locations: a private school, a community centre, and a public school. Using mixed methods, the evaluation yielded information on the strengths and areas of growth for future program development. The quantitative data were collected from a sample of 29 youth, while the qualitative data were collected from 9 youth using the Enhanced Critical Incident Technique. The converging data highlight the importance of connection, the value of critical mental health literacy, and the importance of clarifying expectations. The lessons learned from implementing this program can be applied to other youth mental health promotion programs.

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“…17 For these reasons, RFCs are in a unique position to act as mental health and well-being 'gate-keepers', by recognising signs of distress, providing relevant information and referring distressed clients to suitable services or resources. 18 However, they need to be willing and equipped to do so. No follow-up research has been conducted on RFCs' experiences in dealing with distressed farmers since the studies that were conducted over a decade ago, 12,14 identified this as an issue.…”

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Understanding and addressing psychological distress experienced by farmers, from the perspective of rural financial counsellors

Gunn

Hughes‐Barton

2021

Australian J Rural Health

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Objective: To explore rural financial counsellors' experiences interacting with psychologically distressed farmers and identify contextually appropriate methods to maintain their own well-being and link farmers to psychological supports, within their existing roles.Setting: Rural, regional and remote Australia.Participants: Fifty rural financial counsellors participated. They worked across 6 Australian states/territories. Design: Individual semi-structured telephone interviews were audio-recorded with consent. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Themes were identified using an essentialist, bottom-up approach.Results: Forty-six themes emerged relating to the 5 topics explored: (a) how to recognise distress in farmers (eg inability to focus/make decisions, deterioration in presentation/organisation, anger, blaming); (b) impact of farmers' psychological distress on the financial case management process (eg slows, disrupts or stops it, negatively impacts counsellor well-being); (c) strategies for working effectively with distressed farmers (eg flexibility, open-ended questions, listening to story, simplicity, instilling hope); (d) referral of distressed farmers to psychological support (eg willing if tried themselves/positive reports, lack of local rural faceto-face services, stigma and lack of understanding of importance challenging, a farming focus and support from family/ community assists); and (e) strategies to maintain their own well-being (eg compartmentalising, exercise, supervision). Conclusion:Rural financial counsellors play an important role by recognising signs of distress in farmers and referring them to appropriate psychological supports. However, this is a demanding role and ensuring counsellors have appropriate services to refer farmers to, and support with their own well-being, is imperative.

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Is Gatekeeper Training Enough for Suicide Prevention?

Cited by 26 publications

References 48 publications

Effective Suicide Prevention and Intervention in Schools

Effective Suicide Prevention and Intervention in Schools

The Core Connectors Initiative: Development of a Youth Mental Health Program

Understanding and addressing psychological distress experienced by farmers, from the perspective of rural financial counsellors

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