Twelve-month service use, suicidality and mental health problems of European adolescents after a school-based screening for current suicidality

• DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01681-7
• Publication Date: 2020-12-15T13:35:09Z
• Authors: Michael Kaess; N. Schnyder; C. Michel; R. Brunner; V. Carli; M. Sarchiapone; C. W. Hoven; C. Wasserman; A. Apter; J. Balazs; J. Bobes; D. Cosman; C. Haring; J.-P. Kahn; H. Keeley; A. Kereszteny; T. Podlogar; V. Postuvan; A. Varnik; F. Resch; D. Wasserman
• Keywords: Suicide Prevention; Adolescent; 610 Medicine & health; Original Contribution; Suicidal Ideation; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Mental Health; 0302 clinical medicine; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Humans; Students

Suicide is one of the leading causes death in adolescents and help-seeking behaviour for suicidal low. School-based screenings can identify at risk might have potential to facilitate service use reduce behaviour. The aim this study was assess associations a two-stage school-based screening with suicidality (aged 15 ± 0.9 years) from 11 European countries after year. Students participating 'Saving Empowering Young Lives Europe' (SEYLE) completed self-report questionnaire including items on Those positive current (first stage) were invited an interview mental health professional (second who referred them treatment, if necessary. At 12-month follow-up, students same questions within past Of N = 12,395 SEYLE participants, 516 (4.2%) screened interview. these, 362 follow-up 136 (37.6%) self-selecting attend (screening completers). majority both completers (81.9%) non-completers (91.6%) had not received treatment year, being slightly more likely receive it (χ