An Evaluation of a Unique Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention of College Students: Demonstrating Effective Partnering within Student Affairs

Abstract

For college students, suicide is the second leading cause of death. In this study, we evaluated a gatekeeper training suicide prevention program that emphasizes emotional connectivity with students in crisis and incorporates the collaborative efforts between Housing/Residential Programs and the Counseling Center. Participants consisted of graduate and resident assistants. Very significant gains were found from pretraining to post-training and from pre-training to three-month follow-up in knowledge, skills, and emotional connectivity. Two years of data will be presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]