A state's approach to suicide prevention awareness: gatekeeper training in Kentucky.
As part of Preventing Suicide: Kentucky's Plan, a gatekeeper training was implemented. The implementation of this brief educational intervention and changes in participants' suicide prevention attitudes were examined. Data were collected from 3,958 people in 213 sessions from May 2004 to August 2006. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction with the trainings. Immediately following the training, participants showed substantial increases in their perception of their suicide knowledge and their perceived efficacy to help someone who displays signs of suicide. QPR was widely disseminated across the state and shows promise to change immediate beliefs and feelings of efficacy.
College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. julie.cerel@uky.edu
Julie
J
Cerel
Jason H
JH
Padgett
Vestena
V
Robbins
Barbara
B
Kaminer
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001364:Awareness; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention