None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the present study is to examine the short and long term impacts of an online gatekeeper training program on measures of confidence in identifying and supporting someone having thoughts of suicide, attitudes towards suicide prevention, and knowledge of appropriate responses to signs of suicide. This training program comprises interactive learning modules with presentations, videos depicting interactions between a person experiencing thoughts of suicide and a helper, and a quiz to test the learner’s knowledge. The BDI program will be tested against the program QPR online in a non-inferiority trial. It is hypothesised that participants who complete the BDI online gatekeeper program will show an equivalent improvement from baseline to post-training and 3-month follow up on confidence in gatekeeper skills, attitudes towards suicide prevention, and knowledge of appropriate responses to signs of suicide.
Interventions
The BDI gatekeeper program is an interactive online program taking approximately one hour to complete. The structure and content were designed in consultation with clinicians, researchers, and people with a lived experience of suicide. Training content is primarily delivered in the form of acted scenarios portraying interactions between an individual experiencing thoughts of suicide and a person providing support. Through watching these videos and accompanying text descriptions, learners are tau
The BDI gatekeeper program is an interactive online program taking approximately one hour to complete. The structure and content were designed in consultation with clinicians, researchers, and people with a lived experience of suicide. Training content is primarily delivered in the form of acted scenarios portraying interactions between an individual experiencing thoughts of suicide and a person providing support. Through watching these videos and accompanying text descriptions, learners are taught to recognise the signs of suicide, have a conversation with the person, and provide help to the person. A fourth component of BDI’s program involves advice on self-care. At any point during the training, learners can complete a ‘challenge’ component of the course. The challenge involves selecting one of three possible character-based scenarios describing someone who might be having thoughts of suicide. Individuals then answer a series of questions about the appropriate actions to take to approach and provide support.
Sponsors
University of New South Wales
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participation is open to all Australian residents 18 years old and over. Participants are required to have sufficient English literacy skills and access to a computer, smart phone, or tablet in order to complete the training and surveys.
Exclusion criteria
Nil
Outcome results
None listed