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- Title
Impact of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
- Authors
Gould, Madelyn S.; Cross, Wendi; Pisani, Anthony R.; Munfakh, Jimmie Lou; Kleinman, Marjorie
- Abstract
We examined the impact of the implementation of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training ( ASIST) across the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's national network of crisis hotlines. Data were derived from 1,507 monitored calls from 1,410 suicidal individuals to 17 Lifeline centers in 2008-2009. Callers were significantly more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful by the end of calls handled by ASIST-trained counselors. Few significant changes in ASIST-trained counselors' interventions emerged; however, improvements in callers' outcomes were linked to ASIST-related counselor interventions, including exploring reasons for living and informal support contacts. ASIST training did not yield more comprehensive suicide risk assessments.
- Subjects
SUICIDAL behavior; SUICIDE prevention; DATA analysis; HOTLINES (Counseling); MENTAL health counseling; HEALTH outcome assessment
- Publication
Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 2013, Vol 43, Issue 6, p676
- ISSN
0363-0234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/sltb.12049