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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2016 Apr;46 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S15-22.
doi: 10.1111/sltb.12254.

Long-Term Effects of the Family Check-Up in Early Adolescence on Risk of Suicide in Early Adulthood

Arin M Connell  1 , Hannah N McKillop  1 , Thomas J Dishion  2   3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Long-Term Effects of the Family Check-Up in Early Adolescence on Risk of Suicide in Early Adulthood

Arin M Connell et al. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

The impact of the Family Check-Up (FCU), a school-based prevention program, as delivered in public secondary schools on suicide risk across adolescence, was examined. Students were randomly assigned to a family-centered intervention (N = 998) in the sixth grade and offered a multilevel intervention that included (1) a universal classroom-based intervention, (2) the FCU (Dishion, Stormshak, & Kavanagh, 2011), and (3) family management treatment. Engagement with the FCU predicted significant reductions in suicide risk across adolescence and early adulthood.

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Figure 1. Flow of participants through study
Figure 2
Figure 2. CACE model examining suicide risk
Note: The following covariates were included in the model: youth gender, ethnicity, the presence of biological fathers in the youth's primary residence at baseline, as well as baseline peer deviance, substance use, antisocial behavior, positive family relations, parental monitoring, and teacher reports of youth engagement in risky behavior.
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