Aim 3

Student Training

This aim centers around student training and screening in school settings. The first half of this aim specifically targets student gatekeeper program implementation, emphasizing on equipping students with the knowledge and skills to recognize warning signs in their peers, as well as to refer them to responsible adults and local mental health resources for assistance. Additionally, this aim encompasses student suicide screening in school settings, aiming to recognize and evaluate effective protocols for identifying at-risk students and providing them with the necessary support. By exploring the dynamics of student training and suicide screening, we aim to enhance the overall effectiveness of suicide prevention efforts in educational environments.

Question, Persuade, and Refer for Youth (QPR-Y)

A widely-utilized gatekeeper training program within school settings, which serves as a universal program specifically developed for peers with the necessary skills to recognize the warning signs of suicide. By participating in QPR-Youth training, student gatekeepers learn how to effectively communicate their support to peers in crisis and make appropriate referrals to responsible adults and professional care.

Screening in School Settings

Aims to proactively identify and address the needs of students who may be at risk, ensuring that they receive the necessary mental health support, both within the school and community settings. A series of comprehensive screening procedures are administered to middle school students, including the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).

Publications

Gleason, L.L., Bender, A. M., Chen, J.I., Bozzay, M.L., Brown-Hangartner, R., Romero, G., Labouliere, C., Elzy, M., Gryglewicz, K., & Karver, M.S. (2022). Under the Surface: The Role of Covert Cues in Peer Suicide Risk Referrals. School Mental Health, 14(1), 125-135.

Totura, C. M Wienke, Labouliere, C. D., Gryglewicz, K., & Karver, M. S. (2019). The Role of Youth Trainee-Trainer Alliance and Involvement in School-Based Prevention: A Moderated-Mediation Model of Student Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 46(2), 209-219.

Totura, C. M. W., Kutash, K., Labouliere, C. D., & Karver, M. S. (2017). Evaluating active parental consent procedures for school programming: addressing the sensitive topic of suicide prevention. Journal of School Health, 87(2), 114-120.

Presentations

Karver, M. S., Le, K., Webster, A., Schuck, A., & Cao, E. (2024, January). Suicide Prevention: Where we have been and new directions. Keynote Speaker Presentation to the 6th annual meeting of the virtual Activist Lab Boot Camp.

Bohn, J., Karver, M., Roggenbaum, S., Sever, A., & Agrawal, K. (2024, January). Suicide Prevention Panel. Panel discussion member at the 6th annual meeting of the virtual Activist Lab Boot Camp.

Karver, M.S. (2019, December). Suicide Prevention: Research and Recommendations for Working with At-risk Youth. Invited paper presented for the annual David Gallagher Memorial Lecture at the NYU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds, New York, NY.

Elzy, M., Labouliere, C.D., Gryglewicz, K., Brown, R., Kutash, K., & Karver, M. S. (2012, April). Peers helping peers: Do we know what predicts adolescent gatekeeper behavior? Paper presented at the American Association of Suicidology Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Karver, M. S., Brown, R., Gryglywicz, K., Witmeier, M., Elzy, M., Dean, M., Labouliere, C., Jordan-Arthur, B., Chen, J., & Kutash, K. (2011, October). Florida's Suicide Prevention Plan: Does it work?. Invited workshop presented at the 2011 Florida Prevention Conference, Orlando, FL.

Karver, M. S., Gunderson, S., Labouliere, C. Totura, C. M. Wienke, Kutash, K., Tarquini, S., Caporino, N., Dempsey, L., Brown, R., & Handelsman, J. (2010, March). School-based suicide prevention: Successes and challenges. Invited paper presented at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.

Sharby, J., Pierre-Louis, B., & Karver, M. S. (2008, July). Training students to prevent suicide in Albuquerque public schools. Paper presented at the 2008 Honors College REST Program Oral Presentation, Tampa, FL.

Sharby, J., Pierre-Louis, B., & Karver, M.S. (July 2008). Training Students to Prevent Suicide in Albuquerque Public Schools. Poster presented at 2008 Honors College REST Program Poster Presentation, Tampa, Fl.

Tarquini, S. J., Labouliere, C. D., Totura, C. M. Wienke, Kutash, K., & Karver, M. S. (2007, December). A SAMHSA initiative: The evaluation of a multiple component suicide prevention program. Poster presented at the SAMHSA/CMHS Youth Suicide Prevention Conference, Portland, OR.

Tarquini, S. J., Labouliere, C. D., Totura, C. M. Wienke, Kutash, K., & Karver, M. S. (2007, November). A SAMHSA initiative: The evaluation of a multiple component suicide prevention program. Poster presented at the Governor’s Office of Drug Control and the Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention’s 2007 Florida Suicide Prevention Conference, Tampa, FL.

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