Lenka Sokolová
Mental health literacy and seeking for professional help among secondary school students in Slovakia: a brief report
Frontiers in public health
suicide leading cause death among aboriginal torres strait islander people friends family frontline workers example teachers youth workers often best positioned provide initial assistance someone risk suicide developed culturally appropriate expert consensus guidelines provide mental health first aid australian aboriginal torres strait islander people experiencing suicidal thoughts behaviour used basis 5hour suicide gatekeeper training course called talking suicide paper describes outcomes participants uncontrolled trial training course undertook uncontrolled trial talking suicide course delivered aboriginal torres strait islander mental health first aid instructors 192 adult ie 18 years age older aboriginal torres strait islander n 110 nonindigenous n 82 participants questionnaires capturing selfreport outcomes selfadministered immediately n 192 attending training course n 188 fourmonths followup n 98 outcome measures beliefs suicide stigmatising attitudes confidence ability assist intended actual actions assist suicidal person despite high level suicide literacy among participants precourse measurement improvements postcourse observed beliefs suicide stigmatising attitudes confidence ability assist intended assisting actions attrition followup decreased statistical power improvements beliefs suicide stigmatising attitudes intended assisting actions remained statistically significant followup importantly actual assisting actions taken showed dramatic improvements precourse followup participants reported feeling confident assist suicidal person course maintained followup course judged culturally appropriate participants identified aboriginal andor torres strait islanders results uncontrolled trial encouraging suggesting talking suicide course able improve participants knowledge attitudes intended assisting actions well actual actions taken