biostudies-literatureAfsharnejad BHealthwayDeutscher Akademischer AustauschdienstAustralian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional EducatorsCurtin University2477-2489https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9531217biostudies-literatureUnknown32(12)Despite suicide ideation being one of the most frequently reported health issues impacting tertiary students, there is a paucity of research evaluating the efficacy of preventive interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for students studying at two tertiary institutes. The current study evaluated the efficacy of the "Talk-to-Me" Mass Open Online Course (MOOC) in improving tertiary students' abilities to support the mental health of themselves and their peers via a randomised controlled trial design, comparing them to a waitlist control group. Overall, 129 tertiary students (M = 25.22 years, SD = 7.43; 80% female) undertaking a health science or education course at two Western Australian universities were randomly allocated to either "Talk-to-Me" (n = 66) or waitlist control European child & adolescent psychiatryThe efficacy of the "Talk-to-Me" suicide prevention and mental health education program for tertiary students: a crossover randomised control trial.PMC95312173321257511161Thompson CKacic VBlack MHBaker-Young EZimmermann FMilbourn BHasking PBolte SAfsharnejad BRomanos MMachingura TGrobler MMcGarry SGirdler SClifford RHayden-Evans MfalseThe efficacy of the "Talk-to-Me" suicide prevention and mental health education program for tertiary students: a crossover randomised control trial.Despite suicide ideation being one of the most frequently reported health issues impacting tertiary students, there is a paucity of research evaluating the efficacy of preventive interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for students studying at two tertiary institutes. The current study evaluated the efficacy of the "Talk-to-Me" Mass Open Online Course (MOOC) in improving tertiary students' abilities to support the mental health of themselves and their peers via a randomised controlled trial design, comparing them to a waitlist control group. Overall, 129 tertiary students (M = 25.22 years, SD = 7.43; 80% female) undertaking a health science or education course at two Western Australian universities were randomly allocated to either "Talk-to-Me" (n = 66) or waitlist control 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Dec2026-05-27T11:11:21.22Z2024-12-04T07:48:23.548ZS-EPMC95312173619431110.1007/s00787-022-02094-4