Results of professional interventions of gatekeeper training programs for college student suicide prevention: A systematic review
Department of Nursing, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Surakarta, Indonesia.
Review Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(03), 022–039.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2023.17.3.0443
Publication history:
Received on 09 October 2023; revised on 20 November 2023; accepted on 23 November 2023
Abstract:
immediate prevention efforts. It is the second leading cause of death among college students aged 15-29. To this day, mental health issues decrease students' academic achievement—while less help and treatment are given. This review aims to identify the available literature regarding professional interventions for campus suicide prevention, and preferences for suicide crisis service support options among college students.
Method: Data were based on Scopus, Science Direct, Wiley, and EBSCO using some keywords such as intervention, suicide prevention, and college student. This review applied Preferred Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) to analyze 15 articles extracted from the database with a specific criterion published in the last five years (2018-2022).
Results: The results point out that an effective intervention to prevent suicide among college students is a gatekeeper training program. Gatekeeper training programs by providing mental health lectures and lectures, discussions, role plays, online open course modules, and messages via email or telephone involving lecturers, staff, campus security, and students provide positive results in efforts to prevent suicide. Students most frequently choose social assistance—that is, help from friends, parents, and lecturers—as well as counseling or psychiatric treatments for their mental health needs.
Conclusion: Providing mental health information to gatekeepers through lectures, discussions, role-play training, online open course modules, and messages via email or telephone involving lecturers, staff, campus security, and students has provided positive results in suicide prevention efforts.
Keywords:
Intervention; Cunseling; Gatekeeper; Suicide Prevention; College students
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