AAS Program Evaluation & Outcomes 5

Question 1

The SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework requires communities to complete which step BEFORE selecting a suicide prevention program?

Accepted Answer

Assessing community needs and available resources

Answer

The SPF begins with assessment of community epidemiology and capacity before programs are selected or implemented.

Question 2

Which data source is MOST useful for tracking trends in nonfatal suicide attempts at the community level?

Accepted Answer

Emergency department surveillance data

Answer

Emergency department data capture nonfatal self-harm and suicide attempt visits and are used widely for community-level surveillance of attempts.

Question 3

In the RE-AIM framework applied to suicide prevention, 'Maintenance' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Whether the setting continues to deliver the program at 6+ months after initial adoption

Answer

In RE-AIM, Maintenance has a setting-level meaning: whether organizations sustain program delivery over time, beyond initial implementation.

Question 4

A program serving Indigenous communities shows improved knowledge scores but no change in help-seeking behavior. The MOST likely explanation an evaluator should explore first is:

Accepted Answer

Cultural barriers to help-seeking that the program did not address

Answer

Cultural norms, stigma, and mistrust of services in Indigenous communities can prevent knowledge gains from translating into help-seeking behavior.

Question 5

An evaluator conducting a needs assessment discovers that a county's suicide rate is significantly higher among middle-aged men than in state data. This finding should primarily inform:

Accepted Answer

Targeting program resources and messages specifically toward middle-aged men in that county

Answer

Needs assessment findings should directly guide targeting and tailoring of prevention resources to the highest-risk group identified locally.

(AAS) American Association of Suicidology Certification Practice Test

(AAS) American Association of Suicidology Certification Practice Test

AAS Program Evaluation & Outcomes 5