Publication year: 2011
Source: Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 26 June 2011
Jacqueline, Corcoran , Patrick, Dattalo , Meghan, Crowley , Emily, Brown , Lauren, Grindle
Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people and rates of serious suicidal thoughts are even higher. Due to these high rates and potential harm to youth, effective interventions are necessary. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the impact of interventions designed for suicidal adolescents. Both quasi-experimental and experimental designs in the published and unpublished literature were included, and a total of 17 studies were located. According to meta-analysis, intervention group participants were slightly less likely to have suicidal and self-harm events than control group participants. However, when studies assessed outcome at a later period…