Bridging the gap: Connecting resident assistants and suicidal residents through gatekeeper training

Résumé

One hundred sixty-two resident assistants (RAs) at a large southeastern university were randomly assigned to attend either a specialized 1-hr training program in suicide prevention (intervention group) or a stress and time management skills training program (control group). The results failed to show the suicide prevention training program had any impact on RA intervention behaviors, resident help-seeking behaviors, or RA perceptions of resident distress and suicidality 4 months following training. Results are interpreted and discussed in relation to strengthening suicide prevention training programs on college campuses. ÉTATS-UNIS ÉTUDIANT-UNIVERSITAIRE MILIEU-SCOLAIRE SENTINELLE PROGRAMME FORMATION