Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe: Promote health through prevention of risk-taking and self-destructive behaviors

Objective

Promoting healthy behaviors is multi-faceted and no health is possible without mental health. The ultimate outcome of unhealthy and risk-taking behaviors is suicide. Risk-taking and suicidal behavior can be prevented. A pilot intervention study will be implemented to assess the effects of three different health promoting / suicide prevention programs in 11000 students across 11 European countries: 1. TeenScreen - screening by professionals of at-risk students through a questionnaire. 2. 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 at-risk of suicide or suffering from mental illness to mental-health help resources; 3. A general health promotion program targeting students’ awareness on healthy/unhealthy behaviors; Objectives of the research program are: I. Gather information on health and well-being in adolescents - Produce an epidemiological database for adolescents in Europe containing data on student's healthy and at-risk lifestyles and their relation with health measured by well-being, depression and suicidality. II. Perform interventions in adolescents leading to better health trough decreased risk-taking and suicidal behaviors III. Evaluate outcomes of interventions in adolescents from a multidisciplinary perspective including social, psychological and economical aspects IV. Recommend an effective trans-cultural model for promoting health for adolescents in Europe -Provide information for evidence-based prevention programs for adolescents in culturally diverse populations -Increase awareness and knowledge in policy makers, professionals and the public. -Disseminate results through a public website, media, health promotion conferences and through events focused on adolescents such as pop concerts or sport events.

Programme(s)

• FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health

Topic(s)

• HEALTH-2007-3.3-1 - Promoting healthy behaviour in children and adolescents
• HEALTH-2007-3.3-4 - Evaluation of suicide prevention strategies across and within European countries

Call for proposal

FP7-HEALTH-2007-B
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET

Address

Nobels Vag 5
17177 Stockholm
Sweden

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 630 597

Administrative Contact

Christina Bergehed-Bonnevier (Ms.)

Participants (11)

UMIT- PRIVATE UNIVERSITAT FUER GESUNDHEITSWISSENSCHAFTEN, MEDIZINISCHEINFORMATIK UND TECHNIK GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 191 069

Address

Eduard Wallnoefer - Zentrum 1
6060 Hall In Tirol

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Peter Papp (Mr.)

EESTI-ROOTSI VAIMSE TERVISE JA SUITSIDOLOOGIA INSTITUUT

Estonia

EU contribution

€ 200 748

Address

Oie 39
11615 Tallinn

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Airi Värnik (Dr.)

CENTRE HOSPITALIER REGIONAL UNIVERSITAIRE NANCY

France

EU contribution

€ 196 537

Address

Avenue Mar De Lattre Tassigny 29
54035 Nancy Cedex

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Philippe Boulangè (Mr.)

UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 201 241

Address

Im Neuenheimer Feld 672
69120 Heidelberg

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Kristin Sander (Ms.)

VADASKERT ALAPITVANY A GYERMEKEK LELKI EGESZSEGEERT

Hungary

EU contribution

€ 141 657

Address

Huvosvolgyi Ut 116
1021 Budapest

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Júlia Gádoros (Dr.)

NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 194 092

Address

Perrott Avenue 1
T12 Cork

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Eileen Williamson (Ms.)

CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES

Israel

EU contribution

€ 197 073

Address

Arlozorov Street 101
62098 Tel Aviv

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Keren Tochterman (Ms.)

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DEL MOLISE

Italy

EU contribution

€ 471 275

Address

Via De Sanctis Ioc. Vazzieri
86100 Campobasso

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Vincenzo Lucchese (Dr.)

UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE IULIU HATIEGANU CLUJ-NAPOCA

Romania

EU contribution

€ 178 507

Address

Victor Babes Street 8
400012 Cluj-napoca

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Horia Stefanescu (Dr.)

UNIVERZA NA PRIMORSKEM UNIVERSITA DEL LITORALE

Slovenia

EU contribution

€ 179 998

Address

Titov Trg 4
6000 Koper

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Manca Drobne (Ms.)

UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO

Spain

EU contribution

€ 201 147

Address

Calle San Francisco 3
33003 Oviedo

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Rosa Corujo Quidiello (Ms.)