Validating GenAI feedback in suicide prevention training: a mixed-methods study of QPR skill assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gatekeeper training using the Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) model has become a key strategy in suicide prevention. Yet traditional QPR-based training methods are limited by their lack of scales, interactive practice and reliable assessments of skill acquisition. Generative AI (GenAI)-driven simulators can provide a novel solution for this critical gap by offering scalable and cost-effective practices that can be culturally adapted, thus democratizing access to skills training without the potential embarrassment of live roleplay. Nevertheless, the rigorous validation of AI systems as reliable evaluation tools remains an open question. This study seeks to validate the reliability of AI-based assessments in the high-stakes context of suicide prevention, thus constitut

SUBMITTER: Haber Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12851998 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature