The Effects of the Family Bereavement Program to Reduce Suicide Ideation and/or Attempts of Parentally Bereaved Children Six and Fifteen Years Later.
Findings concerning the long-term effects of the Family Bereavement Program (FBP) to reduce suicide ideation and/or attempts of parentally bereaved children and adolescents are presented. Parental death is a significant risk factor for suicide among offspring (Guldin et al., 2015). This study is a long-term follow-up of 244 children and adolescents who had participated in a randomized trial of the FBP, examining the intervention effects on suicide ideation and/or attempts as assessed through multiple sources. Results indicate a significant effect of the FBP to reduce suicide ideation and/or attempts at the 6- and 15-year follow-up evaluation. The findings support the potential benefits of further research on "upstream" suicide prevention.
Department of Psychology, REACH Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
Irwin
I
Sandler
Department of Psychology, REACH Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
Jenn-Yun
JY
Tein
Department of Psychology, REACH Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
Sharlene
S
Wolchik
Department of Psychology, REACH Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
Tim S
TS
Ayers
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D063129:Parental Death / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult