Practice of Online Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training for Yogo teachers

Abstract

This study reported the online implementation of a suicide prevention gatekeeper training program designed for Yogo teachers. Furthermore, we examined the contribution of the program on improvement of the teachers’ confidence in managing mental health problems of their students, willingness and self-efficacy to act as gatekeepers through an interview survey with program participants. The results suggested that participants had learned coping strategies including the assessment of the risk of suicide and the reference to other support providers and experienced actual support situations through role-playing, which has contributed to the effectiveness of the program.