Effectiveness of Depression-Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper training among police officers in three European regions: outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) study

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dc.contributor.authorArensman, Ella
dc.contributor.authorCoffey, Claire
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, Eve
dc.contributor.authorVan Audenhove, Chantal
dc.contributor.authorScheerder, Gert
dc.contributor.authorGusmão, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Susana
dc.contributor.authorLarkin, Celine
dc.contributor.authorKoburger, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorMaxwell, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Fiona M.
dc.contributor.authorPostuvan, Vita
dc.contributor.authorHegerl, Ulrich
dc.contributor.funderSeventh Framework Programmeen
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-18T10:20:43Z
dc.date.available2016-11-18T10:20:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-19
dc.date.updated2016-11-18T10:07:42Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: Gatekeeper training for community facilitators, to identify and respond to those at risk of suicide, forms an important part of multi-level community-based suicide prevention programmes. Aims: This study examined the effects of gatekeeper training on attitudes, knowledge and confidence of police officers in dealing with persons at risk of suicide. Methods: A total of 828 police officers across three European regions participated in a 4-hour training programme which addressed the epidemiology of depression and suicidal behaviour, symptoms of depression, warning signs and risk factors associated with suicidal behaviour, motivating help-seeking behaviour, dealing with acute suicidal crisis and informing bereaved relatives. Participants completed internationally validated questionnaires assessing stigmatising attitudes, knowledge about depression and confidence in dealing with suicidal persons pre- and post-training. Results: There were significant differences among countries in terms of previous exposure to suicidal persons and extent of previous training. Post-training evaluation demonstrated significant improvements in stigmatising attitudes, knowledge and confidence in all three countries. Conclusion: The consistently positive effects of gatekeeper training of police officers across different regions support inclusion of this type of training as a fundamental part of multi-level community-based suicide prevention programmes and roll-out, nationally and internationally.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationArensman, E., Coffey, C., Griffin, E., Van Audenhove, C., Scheerder, G., Gusmao, R., Costa, S., Larkin, C., Koburger, N., Maxwell, M., Harris, F., Postuvan, V., Hegerl, U., (2016) 'Effectiveness of Depression -Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper training among police officers in three European regions: outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) study'. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 62(7), pp. 651-660. doi: 1177/0020764016668907en
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0020764016668907
dc.identifier.endpage660en
dc.identifier.issn0020-7640
dc.identifier.issued7en
dc.identifier.journaltitleThe International Journal of Social Psychiatryen
dc.identifier.startpage651en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/3289
dc.identifier.volume62en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7::SP1::HEALTH/223138/EU/Optimizing suicide prevention programs and their implementation in Europe/OSPI-EUROPEen
dc.relation.urihttp://isp.sagepub.com/content/62/7/651
dc.rights© The Authors 2016en
dc.subjectGatekeeper trainingen
dc.subjectSuicideen
dc.subjectDepressionen
dc.subjectPoliceen
dc.subjectCommunityen
dc.subjectPreventionen
dc.titleEffectiveness of Depression-Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper training among police officers in three European regions: outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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