Table 1.

Sample demographic and baseline variables

Demographic variable	Statistic/value	School staff (N = 91)	Mental health professionals (N = 22)	Parents (N = 56)	Difference
		n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Age	Mean (SD)	42.07 (10.41)	40.64 (11.00)	43.49 (4.65)	F(2, 163) = .881
	Range	24–70	25–59	30–54
Gender	Male	21 (23.1%)	2 (9.1%)	3 (5.4%)	χ2(2) = 9.131**
	Female	70 (76.9%)	20 (90.9%)	53 (94.6%)
Race	Caucasian	89 (97.8%)	19 (86.4%)	50 (89.3%)	χ2(8) = 14.100†
	African American/Black	0 (0%)	1 (4.5%)	2 (3.6%)
	Asian American	0 (0%)	1 (4.5%)	1 (1.8%)
	Native American/Alaskan Native	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (3.6%)
	Other	1 (1.1%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0%)
Ethnicity	Not Hispanic	85 (93.4%)	21 (95.5%)	54 (96.4%)	N/A
Education	High school or GED	9 (9.9%)	0 (0%)	6 (10.7%)	χ2(10) = 55.017***
	Trade or vocational school	3 (3.3%)	0 (0%)	3 (5.4%)
	Associate degree	2 (2.2%)	0 (0%)	16 (28.6%)
	Bachelor degree	8 (8.8%)	1 (4.5%)	12 (21.4%)
	Master degree	69 (75.8%)	20 (90.9%)	18 (32.1%)
	Doctorate degree	0 (0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0%)
Natural gatekeeper relationship	High	37 (40.7%)	20 (90.9%)	23 (41.1%)	χ2(2) = 18.828***
	Low	54 (59.3%)	2 (9.1%)	31 (55.4%)
Prior contact with suicidal person	Yes	62 (68.1%)	22 (100%)	31 (55.4%)	χ2(2) = 13.865***
	No	29 (31.9%)	0 (0%)	24 (42.9%)
Prior suicide training	Yes	18 (19.8%)	19 (86.4%)	11 (19.6%)	χ2(2) = 44.326***
	No	72 (79.1%)	2 (9.1%)	44 (78.6%)

Ns vary due to missing data

^†p ≤ .10;

^*p ≤ .05;

^**p ≤ .01;

^***p ≤ .001