posted on 2024-11-13, 23:40authored byMichael Isaac, Brenda Elias, Laurence Y Katz, Shay-Lee Belik, Frank DeaneFrank Deane, Murray W Enns, Jitender Sareen
Gatekeeper training is successful at imparting knowledge, building skills, and molding the attitudes of trainees; however, more work needs to be done on longevity of these traits and referral patterns of gatekeepers. There is a need for randomized controlled trials. In addition, the unique effect of gatekeeper training on suicide rates needs to be fully elucidated.
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Isaac, M., Elias, B., Katz, L. Y., Belik, S., Deane, F. P., Enns, M. W. & Sareen, J. (2009). Gatekeeper training as a preventative intervention for suicide: A systematic review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie, 54 (4), 260-268.