Effectiveness of the Surviving the Teens® Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program: An Impact Evaluation Utilizing a Comparison Group
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Youth suicide is a serious public health issue in the United States. It is currently the third leading cause of death for youth aged 10 to 19. School-based prevention programs may be an effective method of educating youth and enhancing their help-seeking. Most school-based suicide prevention programs have not been rigorously evaluated for their effectiveness. This evaluation employs a comparison group to measure whether program group participants differed significantly from comparison group participants on pretest-posttest measures while assessing the immediate impact of the Surviving the Teens® Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program. Findings indicate several positive outcomes in program group students' suicide and depression knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and behavioral intentions compared with the comparison group. Suicide prevention specialists and prevention planners may benefit from study findings.
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Universal preventive interventions for young people have shown to be cost-effective when delivered face-to-face, including school-based psychological interventions.
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- Authors
- Strunk, C. M., King, K. A., Vidourek, R. A., & Sorter, M. T.
- Affiliations
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Venue
- Health Education & Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-04-30
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 605-613
- ISSN
- 1090-1981 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6127
- OpenAlex
- W2126509850
- Cited by
- 36
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- 38
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- FWCI
- 2.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Education & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Keywords
- youth suicide prevention, depression awareness, school-based prevention, program effectiveness, suicide knowledge, attitudes toward suicide, help-seeking, adolescents, behavioral intention
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Adaptation, Psychological, Communication, Depression, Female, Health Education, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Program Evaluation, Young Adult
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