TABLE 2 Feedback Survey Items Assessed After the Public Education Training (N = 59)

Item Score of 4 or higher (%) Mean (SD)

Would recommend to others 91.3 4.6 (0.7)
Important information was presented 91.1 4.6 (0.7)
Increased ability to assess suicide risk 85.2 4.1 (0.8)
Written materials were helpful and supported the training 76.8 4.1 (0.9)
Encouraged reexamination of my preconceptions 73.2 4.2 (1.1)
Devoted sufficient time to expand my awareness 72.8 3.9 (1.0)
Increased my comfort in talking about suicide 71.9 4.1 (1.0)
Explored issues that made me uncomfortablea 66.7 2.1 (1.4)
Dealt with issues I deal with frequently 42.1 3.3 (1.1)

Note. Scale ranged from not at all to definitely on a five-point Likert scale.

a Reverse coded to reflect the percentage of respondents that were comfortable with the issues explored.