title: Impact of "+Contigo" training on the knowledge and attitudes of health care professionals about suicide.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the results of "+Contigo" training, developed by nurses and directed at 66 health professionals of integrated school health teams in Primary Health Care.
  
  
  METHODS
  quantitative with data collection through the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire, administered before and after the training.
  
  
  RESULTS
  significant increases were observed in suicide prevention knowledge and in changing attitudes of health professionals towards individuals with suicidal behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  these results allow us to affirm that nurses hold scientific and pedagogical knowledge that grant them a privileged position in the health teams, to develop training aimed at health professionals involved in suicide prevention.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Casa de Saúde Rainha Santa Isabel, Instituto das Irmãs Hospitaleiras do Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rosa Maria Pereira
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Simões
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar, Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Pedro Queiroz de Azevedo
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Erse
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar, Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Jorge Daniel Neto
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Façanha
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Administração Regional de Saúde do Centro, IP, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Lúcia Amélia Fernandes Alves
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D000092864:Suicide Prevention