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.
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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.
Authors: Christine B Cha; Peter J Franz; Eleonora M Guzmán; Catherine R Glenn; Evan M Kleiman; Matthew K Nock Journal: J Child Psychol Psychiatry Date: 2017-11-01 Impact factor: 8.982
Authors: Jennifer B Blossom; Molly C Adrian; Ann Vander Stoep; Elizabeth McCauley Journal: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2019-06-20 Impact factor: 8.829