[ASIST_Network] Article Comparing Effects of QPR, RESPONSE, & ASIST

[NOONAN Donna]

Dear ASIST Trainers,
Please pardon cross-postings. I am pleased to send you information about a newly published article from research that took place in Oregon, as part of our previous GLS suicide prevention grant from SAMHSA. Dr. Dan Coleman and his then research assistant (now PhD) Del Quest compared the effects and outcomes from QPR<http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=299>, RESPONSE<http://www.sprc.org/bpr/section-III/response-comprehensive-high-school-based-suicide-awareness-program-2nd-edition%20%20%20%20>, and ASIST<http://www.sprc.org/bpr/section-III/applied-suicide-intervention-skills-training-asist%20%20> trainings that took place during the grant period.

Here is the abstract:
As part of an evaluation component of a youth suicide prevention, a quasi-experimental repeated
measures design tested hypotheses about two brief suicide prevention gatekeeper trainings (Question,
Persuade, Refer [QPR] and RESPONSE) and one longer suicide intervention skills training (Applied
Suicide Intervention Skills Training [ASIST]). All three trainings showed large changes in prevention
attitudes and self-efficacy, largely maintained at follow-up. ASIST trainees had large increases in asking
at-risk youth about suicide at follow-up. Convergent with other research, modeling and role-play in
training are crucial to increased prevention behaviors. Practice and research implications are discussed,
including social work roles in suicide prevention and research.
(Coleman & Quest, Science from Evaluation: Testing Hypotheses about Differential Effects of Three Youth-Focused Suicide
Prevention Trainings. Social Work in Public Health, 2014, pre-publication.)

This is the only study done of RESPONSE, the comprehensive, high school-based program used throughout Oregon. I'm very pleased with the results! RESPONSE affects ASIST Trainers because schools that implement RESPONSE are required to have at least 2 ASIST-trained persons on staff. QPR is an evidence-based practice; both RESPONSE and ASIST are on SPRC's Best Practices Registry<http://www.sprc.org/bpr>. All three programs are used extensively in our state. Dr. Coleman was at the Portland State University's Regional Research Institute when he worked with  us to evaluate our GLS activities. He is now at Fordham University in New York (and evaluating their GLS campus grant). Dr. Quest is at the University of North Dakota.

I can send you the full article if you'd like it - just let me know.

Kindly,
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
donna.noonan at state.or.us<mailto:donna.noonan at state.or.us>

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