Randomized Trial of Suicide Gatekeeper Training for Social Work Students

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-281

  Jacobson, Jodi M ^a   Osteen, Phillip J ^a   Sharpe, Tanya L ^a   Pastoor, Jennifer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

gatekeeper training; social work; students; suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859593403     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731511436015     Document Type: Article

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