[ASIST_Network] Impact of ASIST on NSPL - research article

[NOONAN Donna]

Dear Oregon ASIST Trainers,
You'll be interested in a new research article, Impact of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, by Madelyn Gould et. al. in the most recent edition of Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior; (43 (6) December 2013). Here is the 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.

Results of the first random control trial of ASIST are very positive. Let me know if you'd like a copy of the article and I'll send it to you.

Happy New Year!
Donna

Donna G. Noonan, MPH, CHES
Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Oregon Public Health Division
800 NE Oregon, Ste 730
Portland, OR 97232
971-673-1023
www.healthoregon.org/suicideprevention<http://www.healthoregon.org/suicideprevention>

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