Effectiveness of an online suicide prevention program for college faculty and students.

Suicide prevention programs help college staff and students identify students at-risk for suicide. is an online, simulation-based suicide prevention program. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate effectiveness in changing suicide prevention attitudes and behavior. 170 college students and 140 college staff completed the training module and three surveys. College staff and students from 24 public, private, and community colleges and universities in Maryland completed modules and pre-, post-, and 3-month follow-up assessments. Both college staff and students exhibited significant improvements in reported Preparedness, Likelihood, and Self-Efficacy in gatekeeper attitudes. Students reported significant gains in gatekeeper intervention behaviors. The current results suggest that is associated with attitudinal change for college staff and students, but only college students demonstrated statistically significant behavioral impact for both being more likely to ask about suicide and refer peers to counseling.