Can an Internet‐based intervention reduce suicidal ideation, depression and hopelessness among secondary school students: results from a pilot study

@article{Robinson2016CanAI,
  title={Can an Internet‐based intervention reduce suicidal ideation, depression and hopelessness among secondary school students: results from a pilot study},
  author={Jo Robinson and Sarah Elisabeth Hetrick and Georgina Cox and Sarah A. Bendall and Hok Pan Yuen and Alison Ruth Yung and Jane Pirkis},
  journal={Early Intervention in Psychiatry},
  year={2016},
  volume={10}
}
Little evidence exists regarding the efficacy of suicide prevention programmes among the youth. This pilot study aimed to test the effects of a specifically designed, eight‐module Internet‐based programme on suicidal ideation among secondary school students. 
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