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Although individual adolescent suicide prevention programs report positive effects on behaviors and knowledge, significant study heterogeneity and a lack of research from low- and middle-income countries preclude definitive conclusions about their overall effectiveness and sociocultural adaptation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The review aims to identify suicide prevention programs for adolescents, their effectiveness, and the need for sociocultural adaptation.

April 1, 2025International Journal of Mental Health NursingOpen Access

Effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Programmes Among Adolescents and Sociocultural Adaptation of Programmes: A Systematic Review

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RPRita PokharelWestern Sydney University SPSheeja Perumbil PathroseWestern Sydney University DJDiana JefferiesWestern Sydney University

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Systematic review identifies available suicide prevention programs in adolescents, highlighting their effectiveness and contextual adaptation.

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The review aims to identify suicide prevention programs for adolescents, their effectiveness, and the need for sociocultural adaptation.
Systematic review following PRISMA guidelines
Search of four databases for articles published until September 2023
Inclusion of studies on adolescents outside healthcare facilities, totaling 53 articles from 3663 identified
82.1% of studies measuring suicidal behaviors found effective outcomes
93.8% reported improved knowledge due to programs
Only a few studies described the contextualisation of programs.

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Pokharel et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d814e1c2cbcb15c5e697d https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70038

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Systematic review identifies available suicide prevention programs in adolescents, highlighting their effectiveness and contextual adaptation.

Effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Programmes Among Adolescents and Sociocultural Adaptation of Programmes: A Systematic Review

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Effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Programmes Among Adolescents and Sociocultural Adaptation of Programmes: A Systematic Review

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