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Eleanor Bailey1, Matthew J Spittal2, Jane Pirkis2
11 Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia.
School-based suicide prevention programs like safeTALK can improve student knowledge and willingness to seek help. Importantly, these universal suicide prevention workshops show no evidence of harmful iatrogenic effects.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Education
Background:
- Universal suicide prevention programs in schools are a promising intervention.
- Previous research has not evaluated potential iatrogenic effects of such programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of the safeTALK program for secondary school students.
- To determine if safeTALK is associated with any iatrogenic effects.
Main Methods:
- 129 secondary school students in Alice Springs participated.
- Pre- and post-training surveys assessed knowledge, confidence, and willingness to discuss suicide.
- Online follow-up questionnaires were administered 4 weeks post-training.
Main Results:
- Participants showed increased knowledge, confidence, and willingness to discuss suicide, and were more likely to seek help.
- No evidence of induced suicidal thoughts or increased distress; these appeared to decrease.
- Most participants found the training worthwhile and not upsetting, recommending it to others.
Conclusions:
- Universal suicide prevention workshops in schools can be beneficial.
- The safeTALK program does not appear to be associated with iatrogenic effects.
- Limitations include lack of a control group and use of non-validated measures.
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