TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Suicide prevention for youth - a mental health awareness program: lessons learned from the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) intervention study
JO  - BMC public health
A1  - Wasserman, Camilla
A1  - Hoven, Christina W.
A1  - Wasserman, Danuta
A1  - Carli, Vladimir
A1  - Al-Halabi, Susana
A1  - Apter, Alan
A1  - Bobes, Julio
A1  - Balazs, Judit
A1  - Cosman, Doina
A1  - Farkas, Luca
A1  - Feldman, Dana
A1  - Fischer, Gloria
A1  - Graber, Nadia
A1  - Haring, Christian
A1  - Herta, Dana
A1  - Iosue, Miriam
A1  - Kahn, Jean-Pierre
A1  - Keeley, Helen
A1  - Klug, Katja
A1  - McCarthy, Jacklyn
A1  - Värnik, Airi
A1  - Värnik, Peeter
A1  - Tubiana, Alexandra
A1  - Ziberna, Janina
A1  - Sarchiapone, Marco
A1  - Postuvan, Vita
SP  - 776
EP  - 776
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The Awareness program was designed as a part of the EU-funded Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) intervention study to promote mental health of adolescents in 11 European countries by helping them to develop problem-solving skills and encouraging them to self-recognize the need for help as well as how to help peers in need. METHODS: For this descriptive study all coordinators of the SEYLE Awareness program answered an open-ended evaluation questionnaire at the end of the project implementation. Their answers were synthesized and analyzed and are presented here. RESULTS: The results show that the program cultivated peer understanding and support. Adolescents not only learned about mental health by participating in the Awareness program, but the majority of them also greatly enjoyed the experience. CONCLUSIONS: Recommendations for enhancing the successes of mental health awareness programs are presented. Help and cooperation from schools, teachers, local politicians and other stakeholders will lead to more efficacious future programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-2458
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-776
ID  - ref1
ER  -