Long‐term impact of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program on youth suicide mortality, 2006–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 1142-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Godoy Garraza ◽  
Nora Kuiper ◽  
David Goldston ◽  
Richard McKeon ◽  
Christine Walrath
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Lee Smith ◽  
Long Term Impact

scholarly journals Impact of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program on Suicide Mortality

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 986-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Walrath ◽  
Lucas Godoy Garraza ◽  
Hailey Reid ◽  
David B. Goldston ◽  
Richard McKeon
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Lee Smith

Crisis Phones - Suicide Prevention Versus Suggestion/Contagion Effects

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Stack
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Contagion Effects ◽  
Long Term Impact

Abstract. Background: There has been no systematic work on the short- or long-term impact of the installation of crisis phones on suicides from bridges. The present study addresses this issue. Method: Data refer to 219 suicides from 1954 through 2013 on the Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida. Six crisis phones with signs were installed in July 1999. Results: In the first decade after installation, the phones were used by 27 suicidal persons and credited with preventing 26 or 2.6 suicides a year. However, the net suicide count increased from 48 in the 13 years before installation of phones to 106 the following 13 years or by 4.5 additional suicides/year (t =3.512, p < .001). Conclusion: Although the phones prevented some suicides, there was a net increase after installation. The findings are interpreted with reference to suggestion/contagion effects including the emergence of a controversial bridge suicide blog.

The Pals Prevention Program and its Long-Term Impact on Student Intentions to Use Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judson W. Workman ◽  
Dennis Moore ◽  
Mary J. Huber ◽  
Josephine F. Wilson ◽  
Jo Ann Ford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
Long Term Impact

Suicide prevention and schools

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cantor
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Recent Analysis ◽  
Small School ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
State Initiatives ◽  
School Programs ◽  
School Initiatives ◽  
The Usa

I recently heard of a principal who had been enthusiastically promoting a suicide prevention program in his school. The program had been going for two years and was considered effective. It was a small school and I calculated that statistically one suicide might be expected every 15 years. The claim for efficacy regarding suicide prevention seemed premature although the program may have been helpful in other ways.A recent analysis of the efficacy of state initiatives in the USA addressing youth suicide reported encouraging results with most (non-school) initiatives (Lester, 1992). However, with school programs the more students exposed, the greater the increase in youth suicide rates was found. School initiatives in this area seem to have an abundance of enthusiasm and goodwill but have lacked the critical appraisal necessary for success. It is time for enthusiastic chaos to be replaced with more level-headed approaches.

scholarly journals Two-Year Follow-Up of a Community Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Program in an Aboriginal Community

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank P. Deane ◽  
Kim Capp ◽  
Caroline Jones ◽  
Dawn de Ramirez ◽  
Gordon Lambert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Gatekeeper Training ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Aboriginal Community

AbstractFew studies report long term follow-up of community gatekeeper training programs that aim to facilitate help-seeking for suicide and there are none in Aboriginal communities. This study aimed to determine long term effects of the Shoalhaven Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Program (SASPP), which used community gatekeeper training as its primary strategy. Following consultation with the Aboriginal community, a brief questionnaire and semi-structured interview was completed by 40 participants who attended a community gatekeeper workshop 2 years earlier. Fifteen of the 40 participants stated that they had helped someone at risk of suicide over the 2-year follow-up period. Intentions to help and confidence to identify someone at risk of suicide remained high. A significant relationship was found between intentions to help prior to the workshop and whether participants had actually helped someone at risk of suicide. Correlations suggested a link between intentions to help, and subsequent help provision. However, it is unclear whether workshop attendance contributed to this effect. Future prevention programs need to be customised to specific Aboriginal communities to reduce barriers to helpseeking behaviour.

scholarly journals The long-term impact of an eating disorder prevention program for elite athletes: a follow-up study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel J. Bar
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Laxative Use ◽  
Eating Disorder Prevention ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Disorder Prevention

Elite athletes involved in weight-based sports are at increased risk of developing eating disorders (EDs). While the utility of ED prevention programs has been assessed up to three years post-intervention, it is unclear whether participation in such interventions promotes any resilience against EDs in the long-term. To address this, the current study assessed self-reported disordered eating and body dissatisfaction in ballet dancers 15 or more years after participating in a reportedly successful ED prevention program at a professional ballet school. Graduates of the school before, during, and after the intervention were surveyed, and scores were compared across groups. Results revealed dancers who participated in the intervention and those who attended post-intervention endorsed fewer thoughts and behaviours associated with bulimia, had lower lifetime prevalence of laxative use, and showed a trend toward lower lifetime rates of vomiting to control weight than those who attended the ballet school prior to the intervention.

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