ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2023
Preventing suicide in post-secondary students: a scoping review of suicide prevention programs.
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- A systematic review and narrative synthesis of prevalence rates, risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior in international students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The efficacy of the "Talk-to-Me" suicide prevention and mental health education program for tertiary students: a crossover randomised control trial.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Trial
- Integration of Suicide Prevention Training into the Preclinical Medical School Curriculum.Medical science educator · 2026Article
- Revealing unseen wounds: a cluster analysis of psychological and pandemic-driven factors associated with self-injury among global students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring factors contributing to adolescent suicide using psychological autopsy - A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Psychosocial and Mental Health Determinants of Suicidal Behavior Among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Mexico.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Suicide prevention program on suicidal behaviors and mental wellbeing among school aged adolescents: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The University Chaplain: An Often Unrecognised Resource in Suicide Prevention-Initial Qualitative Results from Exploratory Research into the Roles of University Chaplains at One Australian University.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- The patterns, trends and major risk factors of suicide among Indian adolescents - a scoping review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- A Qualitative Examination of the Impact of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior on Help-Seeking Among University Students in Colombia and Mexico.Journal of behavioral and cognitive therapy · 2023Article
- Preventing Youth Suicide: Potential "Crossover Effects" of Existing School-Based Programs.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Review
- Suicide Prevention for International Students: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Suicide among students enrolled in post-secondary education, including university or college, is a major public health concern. Previous research has examined the effectiveness of suicide prevention programs for this population. However, the effective elements of these interventions remain unknown. This study reviewed the literature on suicide prevention programs for post-secondary students, exploring and identifying those elements likely contributing to their effectiveness. A scoping review process was undertaken exploring suicide prevention programs for post-secondary students. Methodological quality of the articles was assessed, and content analysis was used to explore the programs and their effective elements. Twenty seven articles were included in this review, covering a variety of approaches. Gatekeeper training programs were the most common type of suicide prevention program. Programs for post-secondary students may be effective in improving student rates of engagement with mental health services and were associated with greater knowledge, and help-seeking attitudes and behaviors, and gatekeeper-related outcomes. While evidence was found supporting the effectiveness of some interventions such as gatekeeper programs to influence suicide-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, further and more rigorous research surrounding suicide prevention programs for post-secondary students is required, with a particular emphasis on student outcomes.
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