GATEKEEPER TRAINING FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION IN FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY MEMBERS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

@article{Sareen2013GATEKEEPERTF,
  title={GATEKEEPER TRAINING FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION IN FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY MEMBERS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL},
  author={Jitender Sareen and Corinne A Isaak and Shay-Lee Bolton and Murray W. Enns and Brenda M. Elias and Frank P. Deane and Garry Munro and Murray B. Stein and Dan Chateau and Madelyn S Gould and Laurence Y. Katz},
  journal={Depression and Anxiety},
  year={2013},
  volume={30}
}
Gatekeeper training aims to train people to recognize and identify those who are at risk for suicide and assist them in getting care. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), a form of gatekeeper training, has been implemented around the world without a controlled evaluation. We hypothesized that participants in 2 days of ASIST gatekeeper training would have increased knowledge and preparedness to help people with suicidal ideation in comparison to participants who received a 2‐day… 
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