Abstract
How can we help a colleague at risk of suicide? Exploratory study for gatekeeper training
Orozco, A.H., Castillo, D.P., & De la Roca-Chiapas, J.M.
Psychoeducational interventions using the gatekeeper model train attendees to recognize and respond to suicidal risk situations. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people aged 10-24 years. The objective was to identify the strategies that students in a public high school have to help a peer at risk of suicide. An exploratory study was conducted with a mixed approach, suicidal risk was assessed using the Plutchik scale and emerging categories using group dynamics. A total of 946 students participated, 19% were at suicide risk. Twenty-one categories were generated, involving offering support, helping to think clearly or solving problems; those at suicidal risk thought that nothing should be done or simply listening. As a conclusion, students understand strategies they intuitively know since 20% are repeated responses, they also have reactions that could increase the risk of suicide.
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