Suicide prevention skills, confidence and training: Results from the Zero Suicide Workforce Survey of behavioral health care professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In behavioral health care settings, a workforce well trained in suicide prevention is critically important for behavioral health care professionals across different disciplines and service sectors who are likely to have considerable exposure to patients at risk for suicidal behavior. This study examined the types of training behavioral health care professionals received, their self-reported skills, comfort level and confidence related to suicide prevention, the association of types and length of training with skills, comfort level and confidence, and areas in which participants would like more training.

Methods

The Zero Suicide Workforce Survey was administered electronically to behavioral health care professionals at six behavioral health treatment centers with

SUBMITTER: Wakai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7298428 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature