| Title | Lifelines |
| Settings | Education |
| MHP Steps | Implementation |
| URL | http://www.sdsuicideprevention.org/ |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Tool Description | Lifelines is a school based suicide prevention curriculum comprised of four 45 minute lessson plans, targeted towards 12-17 year olds. |
| Application in the Field | General use in one country |
| Tool mainly used in | United States |
| Stage of Development | Well established |
| Evaluation and Research | Studies/Technical Data available |
| Beneficiary Involvement in Design | No information found |
| Evaluation | Yes |
| Evaluation Description |
Lifelines curriculum was evaluated utilizing a Solomon four-group design (Kalafat & Elias, 1994). Post intervention results revealed greater knowledge and suicide when compared to the control group, also increased positive attitudes towards suicide prevention, especially attitudes to help seeking behaviour. |
| Available Formats | Paper Based |
| Free | No |
| Restrictions on Use | No |
| Tool Focus | Individual |
| Tool Type | Educational/Training |
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| Contact Name | Dr John Kalafat |
| Organisation Name | Rutgers University - Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, |
| kalafat@rci.rutgers.edu | |
| Address | 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway,, NJ 08854 |
| Country | United States |