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Title: Addressing Suicide and Mental Health through Universal Childhood Intervention: Results from the Seattle Social Development Project
Language: English
Authors: Karl G. Hill (ORCID 0000-0001-8342-1561), Christine M. Steeger, Marina Epstein, Jennifer A. Bailey, J. David Hawkins
Source: Prevention Science. 2025 26(7):1033-1044.
Availability: Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (DHHS/PHS)
Contract Number: R01DA003721
1R01DA09679
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Adult Education
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Mental Health, Elementary School Students, Adults, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Classroom Techniques, Parenting Styles, Parent Education, Faculty Development, Social Emotional Learning, Psychological Patterns, Self Destructive Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Fear
Geographic Terms: Washington (Seattle)
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-025-01834-7
ISSN: 1389-4986
1573-6695
Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine cross-over effects of the "Raising Healthy Children" universal childhood preventive intervention on adult suicide behaviors and related mental health. A nonrandomized controlled trial was conducted in elementary schools serving higher-risk areas in Seattle, Washington (during ages 6-13, grades 1-6) and followed up at ages 21-39. The panel originated in Seattle but was followed in and out of state. This study examines participants who had been in the intervention (n = 156) vs. control (n = 220) conditions in grades 1-6. The intervention provided teachers with methods of classroom management, parents with family management skills, and children with social-emotional skills training. Outcomes examined were ever suicide ideation, attempt, or completion, and DSM-IV-based criterion counts for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and social phobia across 6 waves, ages 21-39. At follow-up, the intervention group showed significantly lower suicide ideation and behavior, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and social phobia than the control group. Universal childhood preventive intervention can reduce suicide ideation and behaviors and related mental health problems in adulthood.
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