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Training non-mental health professionals to assess and manage suicide risk: Community level intervention for suicide prevention in Guatemala

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  • Dana Alonzo
  • Marciana Popescu
  • Pinar Zubaroglu-Ioannides

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Background: Domestic violence, childhood physical and sexual abuse, and gang violence are prevalent and growing problems for Guatemalan youth, particularly in low socioeconomic (SES) areas. Resources in the community for psychosocial support are greatly lacking. Schools often serve as the main source of support for these highly vulnerable adolescents. Yet, many teachers lack the training to manage the psychological distress of their at-risk students and to properly engage, assess, and manage the psychological needs of their students. We developed a brief risk assessment and management training for teachers to address this gap. Aims: We present the acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of the training at increasing teacher’s knowledge and understanding of how to engage and work with their at-risk students around their thoughts and feelings of suicide. Method: Twenty-two teachers from a school in a low SES community in Guatemala participated in the training program. Mixed methods were used to explore effectiveness, acceptability, and satisfaction with the training. Primary outcomes assessed were changes in self-reported knowledge and understanding of engaging and working with students at risk of suicide. Results: Participants reported increased knowledge and understanding of all training targets ( p  

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  • Dana Alonzo & Marciana Popescu & Pinar Zubaroglu-Ioannides, 2021. "Training non-mental health professionals to assess and manage suicide risk: Community level intervention for suicide prevention in Guatemala," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 67(6), pages 705-712, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:67:y:2021:i:6:p:705-712
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764020970237
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