Incorporate evaluation efforts into suicide prevention programs. Planning, process, and outcome evaluation are important components of any public health effort. Efforts to conduct outcome evaluation are imper- ative given the lack of knowledge regarding the effectiveness of suicide prevention programs. Program directors should be aware that suicide prevention efforts, like most health interventions, may have unforeseen negative consequences. Evaluation measures should be designed to detect such consequences.
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