Scoping review of 30 years of suicide prevention in university students around the world: efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness.

ABSTRACT: A scoping review of systematic reviews was carried out to identify evidence of efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of universal and selective suicide prevention programs among university students worldwide. Five databases were reviewed using terms in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The following were the inclusion criteria: systematic review or meta-analysis or meta-synthesis, suicide prevention in college students, evaluation of the efficacy, effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness of interventions, and peer-reviewed studies. The quality of reviews was assessed. The field of study features three decades of publication in high-income countries. The strategy used, the components of the program, and the target audience to which they are delivered interfere with efficacy. In the

SUBMITTER: Cecchin HFG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9294115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature