Does a gatekeeper suicide prevention program work in a school setting? Evaluating training outcome and moderators of effectiveness

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 671-681

  Tompkins, Tanya L ^a   Witt, Jody ^a   Abraibesh, Nadia ^a  

^a LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SUICIDE; TEACHING; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SUICIDE; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76549122309     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.6.671     Document Type: Article

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