Es posible prevenir el suicidio? Evaluación de un programa de prevención en estudiantes de bachillerato

Objective. To evaluate a secondary prevention program of suicide risk behavior in educated adolescents and their families using a familial democratization focus. Method. A prospective, exploratory study in which participative methodology (reflection-action workshops) was employed; and a pre and post test evaluation of 81 secondary and tertiary education students and their families was applied. Results. A level-based analysis was used to note that some participants improved notably both in their levels of suicidal ideation as in depression. Statistically significant were the anxiety levels before and after the program implementation (p