School-Based Screenings Helpful Component For Identifying At-Risk Students

School-based screening can identify suicidal and emotionally troubled students not recognized by school professionals, a new study concludes. Students from seven high schools in the New York metropolitan area completed the Columbia Suicide Screen. Of the 1,729 total students, 489 students screened were deemed to have a potential risk, requiring further evaluation.

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Filed under: Mental Health on December 6th, 2008