Citation

Vidot DC, Huang S, Poma S, Estrada Y, Lee TK, Prado G. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2016; 46(Suppl 1): S8-S14.

Affiliation

Division of Prevention Science and Community Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12253

PMID

27094111

Abstract

The long-term impact of Familias Unidas on suicidal behaviors among Hispanic 8th graders (N = 746) was examined along with parent-adolescent communication as a moderator of intervention effectiveness. At baseline, 9.2% (95% CI = 7.3%-11.6%) of adolescents reported suicide ideation and 5.7% (95% CI = 4.1%-7.7%) reported a past year suicide attempt. There were no significant intervention effects on suicidal behaviors; however, parent-adolescent communication was a moderator of suicide attempts in the past year, across the intervention (b = -.01, p = .01).

RESULTS suggest that Familias Unidas reduces suicidal behaviors among Hispanic adolescents with low levels of parent-adolescent communication despite no suicide-specific intervention content. Implications of these findings are discussed.

© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.

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