Outcomes
The computer based questionnaire used by TeenScreen is
a valid and reliable screening instrument. The vast majority of youth
identified through the program as having already made a suicide attempt,
or at risk for depression or suicide thinking, are not in treatment.
A follow up study found that screening in high school identified more
than 60% of students who, four to six years later, continued to have
long-term, recurrent problems with depression and suicide attempts.
