Effectiveness of the Surviving the Teens® Suicide Prevention and Depression Awareness Program: An Impact Evaluation Utilizing a Comparison Group

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 605-613

  Strunk, Catherine M ^a   King, Keith A ^b   Vidourek, Rebecca A ^b   Sorter, Michael T ^a  

^a Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; injury prevention; safety; school based mental health; social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911045334     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198114531774     Document Type: Article

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