%0 Journal Article
%T Analysis of adolescents' opinions on suicide prevention
%J Psychiatria Polska
%D 2019
%A Kielan, Aleksandra
%A Cieślak, Ilona
%A Skonieczna, Joanna
%A Olejniczak, Dominik
%A Jabłkowska-Górecka, Karolina
%A Panczyk, Mariusz
%A Gotlib, Joanna
%A Walewska-Zielecka, Bożena
%V 53
%N 2
%P 359-370
%X OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study is to investigate the views of adolescents aged 16-19, attending public high schools in Warsaw, on effectiveness of suicide prevention. <br><br>METHODS: The studied population covered adolescents aged 16-19 back in 2015 (M = 17.29; SD = 0.94). The respondents attended eight public high schools in Warsaw in eight different districts. The study group was representative. 1,439 respondents participated in the study - 821 girls (57.1%) and 592 boys (41.1%). PAPI method was used in the conducted study. The questionnaire consisted of 34 questions. <br><br>RESULTS: In most cases respondents did not know whether there was an organized system of suicide prevention in Poland (42.0%), however, a large proportion of the respondents (39.7%) was aware of nonexistence of such a system in Poland. The respondents considered the activity of a school (46.7%), the Church (38.3%) and the police (55.9%) in the field of suicide prevention ineffective, the activity of health care institutions (47.7%) and the media (46.6%) hardly effective, while the family was considered effective (70.9%). Persons who perceive significant role of the Church in suicide prevention at the same time indicate considerable share of the family and a much lesser role of the remaining institutions. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: 1) More than. of studied adolescents realize that there is no integrated system of suicide prevention; 2) The family, according to high school students, plays the greatest role in preventing self-destructive behaviors; 3) There is a need of greater involvement of schools, the Church, the police, health care institutions and the media in education and raising adolescents' awareness in the field of self-destructive behaviors.'.<p /> <p>Language: pl</p>
%G pl
%I Panstwowy Zaklad Wydawnictw Lekarskich
%@ 0033-2674
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/81754