[ASIST_Network] Great news - ASIST research report and fact sheet from Rand Corp

[NOONAN Donna]

Dear Oregon ASIST Trainers,

Great News!!! (and please excuse cross-postings)

Today's Spark (www.sprc.org<http://www.sprc.org>), a news release about 2 California suicide prevention projects, a news article, and links to a 2-page fact sheet on ASIST, and a full research report on ASIST. Very exciting and promising research and news! This is research you can use to promote ASIST trainings in the community and to funders.

Here is a quote from those who researched ASIST trainings in California: "RAND estimates that over the next few years the state could save $1,100 in reduced spending on emergency care and lost productivity for every $1 invested in such trainings. "We demonstrate how investments in preventing suicide can actually benefit the state's economy," said J. Scott Ashwood, lead author of the ASIST evaluation."

Oregon has used SAMHSA grant funding to increase the number of  Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST)  Trainers throughout the state. Numerous trainers now hold ASIST trainings in their communities on an ongoing basis. Dr. Gary McConahay of ColumbiaCare Services, Inc.<http://www.columbiacare.org/Page.asp?NavID=94%20%20> in Medford has been holding 2 ASIST Training for Trainers per year (the next on is in September). These articles certainly back up state and community investments in ASIST trainings.


  1.  Fact Sheet: Should California Continue to Invest in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)? ASIST Could Save Lives and Wages and Reduce Medical Costs. See http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9849.html for the 2-page Fact Sheet. And to repeat the quote from above:


  1.  Research Report: Analysis of the Benefits and Costs of CalMHSA's Investment in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). See http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1100/RR1115/RAND_RR1115.pdf for the full research report.

>From the Key Findings: we estimate that for each year of
CalMHSA investment in the ASIST T4T program at least 3,600
suicide attempts and 140 deaths will be prevented over the next
28 years. This represents a reduction of 0.13 percent in the num-
ber of suicide attempts and deaths.

We project the financial benefits of averting these attempts and deaths to be $1,100 per dollar
invested in ASIST by CalMHSA; these benefits include savings
in medical costs and increased earnings. When we examined the
financial gains to the state government alone, we estimated $50
per dollar invested in ASIST training



  1.  From the Spark:

California suicide prevention program demonstrates promise, studies find
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Learn more about California's Know the Signs<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XuLtME9A8WWkY1VTugCC5E7HsbOicYd2JSgshSH4cs21F3YJadvcTp-ESgnw8pCogxsu62cqqyejLUrZ0-5kkNT2igh073tHafCvLOeziqG7WlYB23k4MiUBDRCwtt3r4PN4P4emXD5UuQO8QsARcXQMslE9uKJauRLzsqVLRjmFT1hwCI7e9bVAUwDB_KzbitweiSuy-oY9pFWFmOAcXv24XiPU9-2uq2l0D01QaPfsuRsP48GSEvLxoqrihY-xITbXfv3vv1nsGfmK2DioobICccfGoWkm_6-12l2zBK7y3lZk__o0mWkjbVKLmV99TWhKZQqBfESdhPUPtpi7hfs-CwuMTW5LZ0wDdXHybE_j8d5h_fyTzxUKW2WsjWX8&c=8vxKUQxm_DH09pHQNiA_XwTRa86lcPtDQ5OBJRrOlEJCLIeJPk5k8w==&ch=M0IkdIMDWP64l3-tHhfJ8BXe5Pjg9FvIPvyNHCDS4GLm40T3SiaEsQ==> social marketing campaign.



Medical Xpress<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XuLtME9A8WWkY1VTugCC5E7HsbOicYd2JSgshSH4cs21F3YJadvcTp-ESgnw8pCobcVVp9fXT3V24FXW3J3twx4WwD2MgyziYyWWqFyee7UxyPdW_k-96rF4spH1EaM3XjhlJBIlVLw9CB0Muejrn9jMOhwZ0VdTyPj60UuRFF2RaDzOCtNn2jF-9RN_puwxs1nL8BrazWP8XBrFVCQYOvxzIOzsJuNWKL9WlekubT4Dwa71NSbwJSb5SrP5gCm0HbCSRf8TxwEaJD5iUSmU_YqI3KpkAI_cESznmE0hGIhXccDChwQ6Vn0Pz_PLndtnVh3S7AqY_xW1t_d6Pcxc4PrI6RWBbAhcPTDHdmbp7MAJ0fVIxez25N5wiBtifLiq_63JDiF6XJU=&c=8vxKUQxm_DH09pHQNiA_XwTRa86lcPtDQ5OBJRrOlEJCLIeJPk5k8w==&ch=M0IkdIMDWP64l3-tHhfJ8BXe5Pjg9FvIPvyNHCDS4GLm40T3SiaEsQ==>
A large-scale suicide prevention media campaign in California is showing early signs of successfully increasing awareness among the state's residents, according to an evaluation by the RAND Corporation. RAND says its research suggests that Know the Signs, created by the California Mental Health Services Administration (CalMHSA), has reached more than half of the state's adults with ads that introduce suicide warning signs and direct viewers to an educational website to learn more. In addition, study co-author Rajeev Ramchand noted, "We found evidence that the mass media campaign is making California adults more confident in their ability to intervene with someone who is at risk for suicide." In a second report, RAND did an economic assessment of another CalMHSA effort, in which community leaders such as clergy, first responders, and educators receive intensive Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). RAND estimates that over the next few years the state could save $1,100 in reduced spending on emergency care and lost productivity for every $1 invested in such trainings. "We demonstrate how investments in preventing suicide can actually benefit the state's economy," said J. Scott Ashwood, lead author of the ASIST evaluation.

I hope everyone else has gone home for the weekend by now! Enjoy yours.

Warmly,
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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