title: An Economic Evaluation of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Suicide Prevention Program.
abstract: For more than a decade, the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Program has provided funding for community-based suicide prevention programs to states, tribes, and colleges across the United States. Recent studies provided evidence of the program's effectiveness in reducing suicide mortality and suicide attempts among youth. This study compares the cost of implementing the program with the estimated savings resulting from avoided hospitalization and emergency department visits associated with the averted suicide attempts. The findings suggest that the cost of implementing multifaceted community-based suicide prevention strategies may be more than outweighed by savings in the health sector.
authors.affiliation: ICF International, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Godoy Garraza
authors.affiliation: ICF International, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peart Boyce
authors.affiliation: ICF International, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walrath
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Goldston
authors.affiliation: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McKeon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D013405:Suicide / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States; D000092864:Suicide Prevention