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Reducing Suicide Potential among High-Risk Youth: Tests of a School-Based Prevention Program.
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Eggert, Leona L.; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1995
This study tested the efficacy of a school-based prevention program for reducing suicide potential among high-risk youth. A sample of 105 youth at suicide risk participated in a 3-group, repeated-measures, intervention study. All groups showed decreases in suicide risk behaviors, depression, hopelessness, stress, and anger. Increased personal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders, Counseling
Immediate Post Intervention Effects of Two Brief Youth Suicide Prevention Interventions.
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Randell, Brooke P.; Eggert, Leona L.; Pike, Kenneth C. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2001
Two brief suicide prevention protocols, Counselors CARE (C-Care) and C-Care plus a 12-session Coping and Support Training (CAST) peer group intervention, were evaluated for immediate post intervention effects. The predicted patterns of change were assessed using trend analyses on data available from three repeated measures. Both groups experienced…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
Family Factors Predicting Categories of Suicide Risk
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Randell, Brooke P.; Wang, Wen-Ling; Herting, Jerald R.; Eggert, Leona L. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
We compared family risk and protective factors among potential high school dropouts with and without suicide-risk behaviors (SRB) and examined the extent to which these factors predict categories of SRB. Subjects were randomly selected from among potential dropouts in 14 high schools. Based upon suicide-risk status, 1,083 potential high school…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Conflict, Family Programs, Parent Participation
A Measure of Adolescent Potential for Suicide (MAPS): Development and Preliminary Findings.
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Eggert, Leona L.; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1994
Describes an instrument designed to assess the suicide potential of youth (ages 14-18) who are at risk for suicidal behaviors. Two samples were used to examine psychometric properties of the Measure of Adolescent Potential for Suicide (MAPS). Results revealed strong validity (content, criterion, construct) and reliability (internal consistency)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anger, At Risk Persons, Behavior