Open AccessStudent Evaluation of the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program in Midwest Schools
Author(s) -
Alexandra Flynn,
Rosey Zackula,
Nicole M. Klaus,
Liz McGinness,
Susan Carr,
Matthew Macaluso
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.15m01852
Subject(s) - likert scale , suicide prevention , injury prevention , psychology , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , scale (ratio) , medicine , gerontology , occupational safety and health , family medicine , medical education , clinical psychology , environmental health , geography , developmental psychology , pathology , cartography
Yellow Ribbon is a gatekeeper-type suicide prevention program that is widely used in public schools. However, data on its effectiveness are limited. The purpose of our study was to evaluate self-reported changes in knowledge and comfort level communicating about suicide following Yellow Ribbon training for a large, representative sample of students from a public school system in the midwestern United States.