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Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector
There is evidence indicating that traditionally male-dominated occupations are associated with greater risk of suicide. In Australia, MATES in Construction was developed as an occupational health initiative to prevent suicides in the industry. The program has recently been applied to the energy indu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7503608/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32899257 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176418 |
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author | Ross, Victoria Caton, Neil Mathieu, Sharna Gullestrup, Jorgen Kõlves, Kairi |
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description | There is evidence indicating that traditionally male-dominated occupations are associated with greater risk of suicide. In Australia, MATES in Construction was developed as an occupational health initiative to prevent suicides in the industry. The program has recently been applied to the energy industry; however, little is known regarding exposure to suicide and suicide prevention interventions in this sector. The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of MATES in Energy general awareness training (GAT), and estimate the prevalence of recent suicidal ideation and exposure to suicidal behaviors in workers. A before and after design was used to examine the effectiveness of GAT training. Data were collected from 4887 participants undertaking GAT training at energy sites across Queensland, Australia. In total, 2% (97) of participants reported recent suicidal thoughts, 65% of participants reported they had known someone who had attempted suicide, and 69% had known someone who died by suicide. Significant improvements were found on all suicide literacy items after GAT training. Younger people were more likely to be positively affected by the intervention. The results indicate that the MATES in Energy program is successfully transitioning from the construction industry, and offers the first empirically supported suicide intervention tailored to the energy sector. |
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spelling | pubmed-75036082020-09-27 Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector Ross, Victoria Caton, Neil Mathieu, Sharna Gullestrup, Jorgen Kõlves, Kairi Int J Environ Res Public Health Article There is evidence indicating that traditionally male-dominated occupations are associated with greater risk of suicide. In Australia, MATES in Construction was developed as an occupational health initiative to prevent suicides in the industry. The program has recently been applied to the energy industry; however, little is known regarding exposure to suicide and suicide prevention interventions in this sector. The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of MATES in Energy general awareness training (GAT), and estimate the prevalence of recent suicidal ideation and exposure to suicidal behaviors in workers. A before and after design was used to examine the effectiveness of GAT training. Data were collected from 4887 participants undertaking GAT training at energy sites across Queensland, Australia. In total, 2% (97) of participants reported recent suicidal thoughts, 65% of participants reported they had known someone who had attempted suicide, and 69% had known someone who died by suicide. Significant improvements were found on all suicide literacy items after GAT training. Younger people were more likely to be positively affected by the intervention. The results indicate that the MATES in Energy program is successfully transitioning from the construction industry, and offers the first empirically supported suicide intervention tailored to the energy sector. MDPI 2020-09-03 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7503608/ /pubmed/32899257 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176418 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ross, Victoria Caton, Neil Mathieu, Sharna Gullestrup, Jorgen Kõlves, Kairi Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector |
title | Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector |
title_full | Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector |
title_short | Evaluation of a Suicide Prevention Program for the Energy Sector |
title_sort | evaluation of a suicide prevention program for the energy sector |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7503608/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32899257 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176418 |
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