The Web-Based Recognise and Respond Gatekeeper Training Program: Noninferiority Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gatekeeper training teaches community members to identify individuals at risk of suicide and assist them with help-seeking. A new online program, Recognise and Respond (R&R), was developed to address the need for a program specific to the Australian context, created in consultation with clinicians, researchers, and people with a lived experience of suicide.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate whether the R&R gatekeeper training is noninferior to the established Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) online program, in improving confidence to identify and support individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts. Secondary objectives examined the short- and medium-term effects of R&R on attitudes toward suicide prevention and knowledge of appropriate responses to signs of sui

SUBMITTER: Chakouch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature