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dc.contributor.authorRoss, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorCaton, Neil
dc.contributor.authorMathieu, Sharna
dc.contributor.authorGullestrup, Jorgen
dc.contributor.authorKõlves, Kairi
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-07T00:06:48Z
dc.date.available2020-09-07T00:06:48Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph17176418
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/397114
dc.description.abstractThere is evidence indicating that traditionally male-dominated occupations are associated with greater risk of suicide. In Australia, MATES in Construction was developed as an occupational health initiative to prevent suicides in the industry. The program has recently been applied to the energy industry; however, little is known regarding exposure to suicide and suicide prevention interventions in this sector. The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of MATES in Energy general awareness training (GAT), and estimate the prevalence of recent suicidal ideation and exposure to suicidal behaviors in workers. A before and after design was used to examine the effectiveness of GAT training. Data were collected from 4887 participants undertaking GAT training at energy sites across Queensland, Australia. In total, 2% (97) of participants reported recent suicidal thoughts, 65% of participants reported they had known someone who had attempted suicide, and 69% had known someone who died by suicide. Significant improvements were found on all suicide literacy items after GAT training. Younger people were more likely to be positively affected by the intervention. The results indicate that the MATES in Energy program is successfully transitioning from the construction industry, and offers the first empirically supported suicide intervention tailored to the energy sector. View Full-Text
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom6418
dc.relation.ispartofissue17
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleEvaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRoss, V; Caton, N; Mathieu, S; Gullestrup, J; Kõlves, K, Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (17), pp. 6418
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-09-03T23:43:38Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorKolves, Kairi
gro.griffith.authorRoss, Victoria


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