title: [The development of an integrated suicide-violence prevention program for adolescents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to develop an integrated suicide-violence prevention program for adolescents. Another purpose was to evaluate the effects of the integrated suicide-violence prevention program on self-esteem, parent-child communication, aggression, and suicidal ideation in adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study employed a quasi-experimental design. Participants for the study were high school students, 24 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group. Data was analyzed by using the SPSS/WIN. 11.5 program with chi2 test, t-test, and 2-way ANOVA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants in the integrated suicide-violence prevention program reported increased self-esteem scores, which was significantly different from those in the control group. Participants in the integrated suicide-violence prevention program reported decreased aggression and suicidal ideation scores, which was significantly different from those in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The integrated suicide-violence prevention program was effective in improving self-esteem and decreasing aggression and suicidal ideation for adolescents. Therefore, this approach is recommended as the integrated suicide-violence prevention strategy for adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Nam-gu, Daegu, Korea. parkhs@cu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Hyun Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park