An outcome evaluation of the sources of strength suicide prevention program delivered by adolescent peer leaders in high schools

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1653-1661

  Wyman, Peter A ^a   Brown, C Hendricks ^b   LoMurray, Mark ^c   Schmeelk Cone, Karen ^a   Petrova, Mariya ^a   Yu, Qin ^a   Walsh, Erin ^a   Tu, Xin ^a   Wang, Wel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Sources of Strength Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; NORTH DAKOTA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE;

EID: 77956258921     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.190025     Document Type: Article

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