Effects of the Mental Health First Aid for the suicidal person course on beliefs about suicide, stigmatising attitudes, confidence to help, and intended and actual helping actions: an evaluation

Table 4 Actions not consistent with best practice guidelines—vignette

Item	Pre-course		Post-course			6-month follow-up
Item	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	∆	Mean	SD	∆
Wait and see if things get worse before speaking to John	1.72	0.80	1.24	0.57	− 0.60	1.38	0.65	− 0.43
Try to convince John that suicide is wrong	3.15	1.16	2.58	1.49	− 0.49	3.00	1.44	− 0.13
Promise John that you will not tell anyone about his suicidal thoughts	2.57	1.31	1.90	1.23	− 0.51	1.95	1.16	− 0.48

ISSN: 1752-4458