title: State initiatives in addressing youth suicide: evidence for their effectiveness.
abstract: An examination of the period from 1980 to 1987 revealed that state government initiatives were, in general, associated with a beneficial effect on teenage suicide rates in the states of America. Student participation in school-based suicide prevention programs, however, was associated with a detrimental effect on state teenage suicide rates. The implications of these results were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, New Jersey.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013221:State Health Plans; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention