Investigation of the Effectiveness of a School-Based Suicide Education Program Using Three Methodological Approaches

Psychological Services

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-274

  Cigularov, Konstantin ^a   Chen, Peter ^a   Thurber, Beverly W ^b   Stallones, Lorann ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability

^b Suicide Resource Center of Larimer County   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; program evaluation; suicide education and prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449124076     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.5.3.262     Document Type: Article

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