@article{ref1,
title="Principals' perceptions of benefits and barriers to school-based suicide prevention programs",
journal="Children and youth services review",
year="2011",
author="Whitney, S.D. and Renner, L.M. and Pate, C.M. and Jacobs, K.A.",
volume="33",
number="6",
pages="869-877",
abstract="Suicidal behavior among children and adolescents is a national problem and schools can be an effective context for suicide prevention and intervention efforts. School-wide screening programs are viewed as most effective from a public health standpoint, although they garner the least support from school administrators. The purpose of this article is to examine administrators' perceptions of three school-based suicide prevention models while also capturing opinions on barriers and benefits to implementation. Data were gathered through interviews with seven principals from one Midwestern state. <br><br>FINDINGS reveal agreement among principals that schools play a key role in suicide prevention, but they differ on which type of prevention approach is most appropriate. School principals believed the school-wide screening program included more barriers to implementation than either the in-service or the curriculum-based program, largely due to the likelihood of parental disapproval. Limitations of the study and implications for improving suicide prevention efforts are discussed. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0190-7409",
doi="10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.12.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.12.015"
}