TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - An economic evaluation of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Suicide Prevention Program
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Godoy Garraza, Lucas
A1  - Peart Boyce, Simone
A1  - Walrath, Christine
A1  - Goldston, David B.
A1  - McKeon, Richard
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - For more than a decade, the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program has provided funding for community-based suicide prevention programs to states, tribes, and colleges across the United States. Recent studies provided evidence of the program's effectiveness in reducing suicide mortality and suicide attempts among youth. This study compares the cost of implementing the program with the estimated savings resulting from avoided hospitalization and emergency department visits associated with the averted suicide attempts. The findings suggest that the cost of implementing multifaceted community-based suicide prevention strategies may be more than outweighed by savings in the health sector.<br><br>© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12321
ID  - ref1
ER  -