OBJECTIVE Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among youth today. Schools are a cost-effective way to reach youth, yet there is no conclusive evidence regarding the most effective prevention strategy. We conducted a systematic review of the empirical literature on school-based suicide prevention programs. METHOD Studies were identified through MEDLINE and Scopus searches, using keywo...

IMPORTANCE Youth suicide prevention is a major public health priority. Studies documenting the effectiveness of community-based suicide prevention programs in reducing the number of nonlethal suicide attempts have been sparse. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a reduction in suicide attempts among youths occurs following the implementation of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Suicide Prevention Pro...

BACKGROUND This study provides an analysis on the use of emerging technologies for the prevention of suicide in 8 different European countries. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze the potentiality of using emerging technologies in the area of suicide prevention based on the opinion of different professionals involved in suicide prevention. METHODS Opinions of 3 groups of st...

BACKGROUND Suicide is a major public health issue and has large impact on the lives of many people. Innovative technologies such as smartphones could create new possibilities for suicide prevention, such as helping to overcome the barriers and stigma on help seeking in case of suicidal ideation. Due to their omnipresence, smartphone apps can offer suicide prevention tools very fast, they are ea...

BACKGROUND The best manner to prevent suicide is to recognize suicidal signs and signals, and know how to respond to them. OBJECTIVE We aim to study the existing mobile apps for suicide prevention in the literature and the most commonly used virtual stores. METHODS Two reviews were carried out. The first was done by searching the most commonly used commercial app stores, which are iTunes an...

The study objectives were to ascertain whether caretakers of suicidal children and adolescents received emergency department (ED) injury prevention education and to determine if injury prevention education and the medical outcome after a drug overdose are associated with caretakers restricting access to means of suicide. Participants were adult caretakers of children and adolescents who deliber...

BACKGROUND Suicide is a leading cause of death among Indigenous youth worldwide. The aim of this literature review was to determine the cultural appropriateness and identify evidence for the effectiveness of current gatekeeper suicide prevention training programs within the international Indigenous community. METHOD Using a systematic strategy, relevant databases and targeted resources were s...