Year: 2014 Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.(2013).43 (6):676Ð691. DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12049 SIEC No: 20140097

We examined the impact of the implementation of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) across the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s national network of crisis hotlines. Data were derived from 1,507 monitored calls from 1,410 suicidal individuals to 17 Lifeline centers in 2008Ð2009. Callers were significantly more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful by the end of calls handled by ASIST-trained counselors.

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