Jin Han|Philip J. Batterham|Alison L. Calear|Yang Wu|Jing Xue|Bregje van Spijker
Development and pilot evaluation of an online psychoeducational program for suicide prevention among university students: A randomised controlled trial
Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Shanghai Jiao Tong University|Australian National University
suicide second leading cause death university aged population globally significant proportion students suicidal ideation behaviours seek professional help primary suicide prevention programs specifically targeted help seeking suicidal ideation behaviours among university studentsthis study reported development pilot test brief twomodule online psychoeducational program prohelp aimed encourage help seeking suicidal ideation behaviours among university students program consists two fiveminute modules address risk factors warning signs suicide stigmatising attitudes perceived barriers help seeking 156 chinese university students 101 australian university students recruited evaluate effectiveness program posttest onemonth followup participants randomly assigned psychoeducational program attention control programof chinese australian students randomised study around 50 completed twoday posttest survey 30 completed onemonth followup survey although significant difference found control experimental group professional helpseeking beliefs intentions groups helpseeking attitudes increased study p 0003 posttest survey p 0008 followup survey experimental group countries demonstrated significant improvement suicide literacy posttest survey p 0015 compared control qualitative feedback indicated prohelp program userfriendly clear helpfulthis study provides initial evidence brief online psychoeducational program could enhance university students suicide literacy china australia also suggests increasing suicide literacy might sufficient improve students help seeking although effect sizes indicated lowintensity online approach shows promise encouraging positive beliefs towards help seeking preparedness help individuals suicidal ideation among young people