Kim Capp|Frank P. Deane|Gordon Lambert
Suicide prevention in Aboriginal communities: application of community gatekeeper training
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute|University of Wollongong|Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute|University of Wollongong|Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute|University of Wollongong
concern high rate suicide among aboriginal people south coast nsw led development project aimed preventing youth suicide aboriginal communities shoalhaven paper describes development implementation evaluation projectfollowing extensive consultation aboriginal community range culturally appropriate interventions developed main focus series community gatekeeper training workshops aimed increase potential members aboriginal community identify support people risk suicide facilitate access helping servicesevaluation workshops demonstrated increase participants knowledge suicide greater confidence identification people suicidal high levels intentions provide help attitudes subjective norms barriers predicted intentions helpthe project indicated community members could successfully trained recognition individuals risk suicidal behaviour gatekeepers attitudes perceived barriers helping predicted intentions help need need longerterm followup assess extent new knowledge skills used practicesuicide awareness skills training demonstrated effective early intervention strategy gatekeeper training empowers aboriginal communities generally accepted demand programs outside shoalhaven project methodological framework easily adapted communities