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Does screening for depression compared to not screening for depression in adolescents help prevent suicide?
Introduction A suicide prevention strategy that has gained popularity and is frequently used is the school-based suicide awareness curriculum (Shaffer et al., 2001). The purpose of the curriculum typically is to raise awareness of adolescent suicide and decrease suicidal behaviors, and thus most school-based programs train students to identify adolescents at risk, educate students about mental health resources, and suggest ways to refer classmates for treatment. The content of such programs typically first involves a review of statistics. An estimated 17 million Americans suffer from...