Parent Education for Responding to and Supporting Youth with Suicidal Thoughts (PERSYST): an evaluation of an online gatekeeper training program with Australian parents
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The gatekeeper training of parents is a promising approach for suicide prevention in young people, but little research has addressed the effectiveness of such training, especially using online delivery. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of the delivery of an online suicide prevention training program, LivingWorks Start, to improve the capacity of parents to support young people at risk of suicide. The participants were 127 parents of young people aged 12-25 who completed the LivingWorks Start training and consented to participate in the evaluation. The participants completed online surveys before, after, and 3 months after training. The participants showed increases in perceived self-efficacy and formal help-seeking intentions but no change in suicide stigma. Suicide literacy also increased, but only at the three-month follow-up. Most parents found the training acceptable, and did not find it upsetting. Prior mental health, suicide-related experiences, and pre-participation vulnerability were not predictive of finding the training distressing. Overall, the findings show that online gatekeeper training for parents can be beneficial, and is rarely associated with distress.
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Gatekeeper Training can target young people themselves, teachers, and others in students' lives, including parents, family, and sports coaches.
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- Authors
- McKay, S., Byrne, S., Clarke, A., Lamblin, M., Veresova, M., & Robinson, J.
- Affiliations
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Corresponding author
- McKay, Samuel
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2022-04-20
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 5025
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9101963
- OpenAlex
- W4224301370
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 3.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2022-04-20)
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- gold
- doi.org
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- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Maynooth University ePrints and eTheses Archive (Maynooth University) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Harry Secombe Foundation through Perpetual's 2019 IMPACT Philanthropy Program (N/A)
- Future Generations Global (N/A)
- National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship (1142348)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- suicide prevention, suicidal youth, online training, self-efficacy, help-seeking intentions, suicide stigma, suicide literacy, training acceptability, parental support
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Adolescent, Australia, Humans, Mental Health, Surveys and Questionnaires, Suicide, Program Evaluation, Suicidal Ideation
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