Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (Israel)
Condition: Depression; Suicidality
MeSH terms: Depression; Suicidal Ideation
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Early Phase 1

Summary: 
      SEYLE is a health promoting program for adolescents in European schools. Its main objectives
      are to lead adolescents to better health through decreased risk-taking and suicidal
      behaviors, to evaluate outcomes of different preventive programs and to recommend effective
      culturally adjusted models for promoting health of adolescents in different European
      countries. Because of the significance of the SEYLE program and the importance of suicide
      research, Israel is honored to take part in this program and be a collaborator in it's
      implementation and research.
    

Detailed description: 
      In this health promotion program, a pilot intervention study will be implemented to assess
      the effects of three different health promoting / suicide prevention programs in 11,000
      students across 11 European countries (Sweden, Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary,
      Ireland, Israel, Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Spain): 1. A general health promotion program
      targeting students' awareness on healthy/unhealthy behaviours and students' self-efficacy in
      diminishing unhealthy behaviours; 2. ProfScreen - screening by professionals of at-risk
      students through a questionnaire. For adolescents identified as high risk (screen positives)
      the program includes referral to mental health treatment and ensuring compliance. 3. QPR
      (Question, Persuade & Refer) - a gatekeepers' program, training all adult staff at schools
      (teachers, counselors, nurses etc.) and parents on how to recognize & refer a student with
      risk-taking behaviours or suffering from mental illness to mental-health help resources.

      Each of these prevention programs uses a different active component in order to be
      successful. The first prevention program empowers the students by increasing their
      self-efficacy. The second prevention program (ProfScreen) empowers mental health professional
      in identifying subjects at risk. The third program (QPR) empowers teachers and parents in
      at-risk case finding and referring to mental health facilities. The registration of the
      complete RCT is available on the German Clinical Trials Registry (DRKS00000214).
    

Intervention name(s): QPR: question, persuade and refer (SEYLE)
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): The QPR prevention program will be used in two modules, one for school staff and one for parents. According to the US Surgeon General's National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), "key gatekeepers" are "people who regularly come into contact with individuals or families in distress" and gatekeeper training has been identified as one of a number of promising prevention strategies.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: Data on student's healthy and at-risk lifestyles and their relation with health measured by well-being, depression and suicidality