Research Project

NIH, National Institute of Nursing Research: 1995-2000

• Dr. Leona L. Eggert (PI)
• Dr. Elaine A. Thompson
• Dr. Jerald R. Herting
• Dr. Brooke P. Randell

The purpose of CAST is to evaluate the effectiveness of three brief youth suicide interventions:

1. The Beck
2. MAPS (Measure of Adolescent Potential for Suicide) protocol, a brief crisis intervention designed to enhance social network support
3. MAPS+CAST(Coping and Support Training, a life-skills training program)
4. Specifically, we are evaluating their effectiveness in relation to the following:

• decreasing suicide-risk behaviors,
• decreasing drug involvement,
• decreasing depression, and
• increasing school achievement.