Hot idea or hot air: A systematic review of evidence for two widely marketed youth suicide prevention programs and recommendations for implementation

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-16

  Wei, Yifeng ^a   Kutcher, Stan ^a   LeBlanc, John C ^b  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Schools and community; Systematic review; Youth suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; JUVENILE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; SCHOOL; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE;

EID: 84924137826     PISSN: 17198429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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