TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicide prevention gatekeeper training
T2 - Can they advance prevention in Indian country?
AU - Cwik, Mary F.
AU - Tingey, Lauren
AU - Wilkinson, Rebecca
AU - Goklish, Novalene
AU - Larzelere-Hinton, Francene
AU - Barlow, Allison
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/7/2
Y1 - 2016/7/2
N2 - American Indian youth have the highest suicide rates in the United States; however, many do not use services and access barriers exist. This study was a cross-sectional evaluation of 6 gatekeeper trainings conducted on 1 reservation with N=84 individuals. Analyses examined participant characteristics, impact on training objectives, and satisfaction. The majority of participants were American Indian and female (89.3%). Significant increases in knowledge (p<0.001) and self-efficacy (p<0.001) were observed post-test, as well as high satisfaction (3.53/5) and intent to use skills daily (36.4%) or monthly (66.3%). Lowest rated was how the training addressed cultural differences (2.93). While results support the promise of gatekeeper training, they identify a clear need for adaptation; specific implementation and research recommendations are discussed.
AB - American Indian youth have the highest suicide rates in the United States; however, many do not use services and access barriers exist. This study was a cross-sectional evaluation of 6 gatekeeper trainings conducted on 1 reservation with N=84 individuals. Analyses examined participant characteristics, impact on training objectives, and satisfaction. The majority of participants were American Indian and female (89.3%). Significant increases in knowledge (p<0.001) and self-efficacy (p<0.001) were observed post-test, as well as high satisfaction (3.53/5) and intent to use skills daily (36.4%) or monthly (66.3%). Lowest rated was how the training addressed cultural differences (2.93). While results support the promise of gatekeeper training, they identify a clear need for adaptation; specific implementation and research recommendations are discussed.
KW - ASIST
KW - American Indian
KW - Gatekeeper training
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U2 - 10.1080/13811118.2015.1033122
DO - 10.1080/13811118.2015.1033122
M3 - Article
C2 - 26910205
AN - SCOPUS:84959062037
SN - 1381-1118
VL - 20
SP - 402
EP - 411
JO - Archives of Suicide Research
JF - Archives of Suicide Research
IS - 3
ER -