Citation

Eggert LL, Thompson EA, Randell BP, Pike KC. J. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. Nurs. 2002; 15(2): 48-64.

Affiliation

Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, USA. eggert@u.washington.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12083753

Abstract

PROBLEM: Few empirically tested, school-based, suicide-prevention programs exist. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the postintervention efficacy of Counselors-CARE (C-CAST) and Coping and Support Training (CAST) vs. "usual care" controls for reducing suicide risk. METHODS: A randomized prevention trial; 341 potential dropouts, 14 to 19 years old, from seven high schools (52% female, 56% minorities) participated. Trend analyses using data from three time points assessed over time changes. FINDINGS: Significant decreases occurred for all youth in suicide-risk behaviors, depression, and drug involvement. Intervention-specific effects occurred for decreases in depression. CONCLUSIONS: School-based prevention approaches are feasible and show promise for reducing suicidal behaviors and related depression.

Language: en