Effectiveness of suicide prevention gatekeeper training: 12-month follow-up of SafeTALK training to community members

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Holmes, Glenn
Clacy, Amanda
Hamilton, Anita
Kõlves, Kairi
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2023
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Objective Long-term assessments of gatekeeper training (GKT) with multiple follow-ups are rare. Therefore, the aim of the current analysis is to examine 12-month follow-up outcomes of SafeTALK training in addition to the earlier analysis of pre-, post-, and 6-month follow-up. Method Two hundred and sixty two community volunteers participated in half-day (4-h) gatekeeper training sessions. Before, after, and 6- and 12-month follow-up surveys were used to assess participants’ knowledge, efficacy, and reluctance to intervene. Linear mixed effects regression was used in statistical analysis. Results Fifty six participants (21.4%) completed the 12-month follow-up, representing an attrition rate of 78.6% from pre-test. Linear mixed model analysis revealed a significant, consistent effect for time for knowledge, efficacy, and reluctance. Post-hoc testing revealed significant differences between scores at pre-test and 12-month follow-up for GK knowledge and efficacy; however, no significant difference was seen between these time points for reluctance to intervene. No significant change was measured between the 6 and 12 months for any outcomes. GK knowledge and efficacy remained significantly above pre-test scores. Conclusion The evaluation of the GKT demonstrated the long-term effectiveness of community-based suicide prevention training programs to improve and maintain GK knowledge and efficacy.

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Australasian Psychiatry

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© The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the Sage and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).

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Holmes, G; Clacy, A; Hamilton, A; Kõlves, K, Effectiveness of suicide prevention gatekeeper training: 12-month follow-up of SafeTALK training to community members, Australasian Psychiatry, 2023

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