SynthesisBMC psychiatry2016
The need for a culturally-tailored gatekeeper training intervention program in preventing suicide among Indigenous peoples: a systematic review.
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- Gatekeeper training for suicide prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Inuit youths' explanations of avoidance of formal mental health services and what should be done: results from interviews in two Nunavut communities.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- Co-developing suicide prevention guidelines for pakistan: a mixed-methods Delphi consensus study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Evaluating suicide prevention gatekeeper training designed to identify and support people from asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Systems modelling and simulation to guide targeted investments to reduce youth suicide and mental health problems in a low-middle-income country.BMC global and public health · 2024Article
- Participatory Design in Suicide Prevention: A Qualitative Study of International Students' Experiences of Adapting the LivingWorks safeTALK Programme.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Culturally contextualized suicide prevention for international students: new opportunities for research and practice.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Mind4Health: decolonizing gatekeeper trainings using a culturally relevant text message intervention.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Trainings as Part of an American Indian/Alaska Native Youth Suicide Prevention Program.Community mental health journal · 2023Article
- Indigenous suicide rates in the United States, Australia and New Zealand between 2006 and 2019.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Translating research into action: The design and development of an Indigenous specific suicide intervention skills training program (I-ASIST).The Australian journal of rural health · 2022Article
- Scoping review of 30 years of suicide prevention in university students around the world: efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2022Article
- Barriers, frameworks, and mitigating strategies influencing the dissemination and implementation of health promotion interventions in indigenous communities: a scoping review.Implementation science : IS · 2022Article
- Suggestive diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in indigenous children and adolescents from the Brazilian Amazon.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2020Article
- Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training in Australia: 6 Month Follow-Up Evaluation of Full and Half Day Community Programs.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Prevalence of psychological distress, depression and suicidal ideation in an indigenous population in Panamá.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2019Article
- Gender differences among Indigenous Canadians experiencing homelessness and mental illness.BMC psychology · 2019Article
- Suicide prevention gatekeeper training in the Netherlands improves gatekeepers' knowledge of suicide prevention and their confidence to discuss suicidality, an observational study.BMC public health · 2018Observational
- An Australian Indigenous community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings.BMC psychiatry · 2017Article
- Improving Suicide Prevention in Dutch Regions by Creating Local Suicide Prevention Action Networks (SUPRANET): A Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundSuicide is a leading cause of death among Indigenous youth worldwide. The aim of this literature review was to determine the cultural appropriateness and identify evidence for the effectiveness of current gatekeeper suicide prevention training programs within the international Indigenous community.
methodUsing a systematic strategy, relevant databases and targeted resources were searched using the following terms: 'suicide', 'gatekeeper', 'training', 'suicide prevention training', 'suicide intervention training' and 'Indigenous'. Other internationally relevant descriptors for the keyword "Indigenous" (e.g. "Maori", "First Nations", "Native American", "Inuit", "Metis" and "Aboriginal") were also used.
resultsSix articles, comprising five studies, met criteria for inclusion; two Australian, two from USA and one Canadian. While pre and post follow up studies reported positive outcomes, this was not confirmed in the single randomised controlled trial identified. However, the randomised controlled trial may have been underpowered and contained participants who were at higher risk of suicide pre-training.
conclusionUncontrolled evidence suggests that gatekeeper training may be a promising suicide intervention in Indigenous communities but needs to be culturally tailored to the target population. Further RCT evidence is required.
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