title: A systematic review of school-based interventions aimed at preventing, treating, and responding to suicide- related behavior in young people.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Suicide, in particular among young people, is a major public health problem, although little is known regarding effective interventions for managing and preventing suicide-related behavior.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To review the empirical literature pertaining to suicide postvention, prevention, and early intervention, specifically in school settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCRCT) as well as citation lists of relevant articles using terms related to suicide and schools were searched in July 2011. School-based programs targeting suicide, attempted suicide, suicidal ideation, and self-harm where intent is not specified were included. No exclusion was placed on trial design. All studies had to include a suicide-related outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 412 potentially relevant studies were identified, 43 of which met the inclusion criteria, as well as three secondary publications: 15 universal awareness programs, 23 selective interventions, 3 targeted interventions, and 2 postvention trials.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, the evidence was limited and hampered by methodological concerns, particularly a lack of RCTs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most promising interventions for schools appear to be gatekeeper training and screening programs. However, more research is needed.
authors.affiliation: Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. jr@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Aisling
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control; D000092864:Suicide Prevention