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Suicide Prevention In Schools, Peyton M. Petersen
Suicide Prevention In Schools, Peyton M. Petersen
Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology
Studies have shown that a school environment is the most effective place to administer suicide prevention programs in order to reduce suicide rates among adolescents. This literature review evaluates different prevention programs and implementation strategies in order to determine the most effective suicide prevention method utilized at a high school level. Out of all of the prevention programs examined in this literature review, the Promoting CARE program appeared to yield the best results, as it saw a decline in suicidal ideation and behaviors in the participants over the course of 6 years following the program. This type of program along …