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Title	Pub. Date
Adolescent suicide prevention program manual	2011
	A public health model for Native American communities. This manual describes the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program, why the program was developed, how it was created, and how it was maintained for 16 years (from 1989 to 2005). Based on the principles of community involvement and ownership, as well as culturally framed and public health approaches, the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program emphasized community, school, outreach, and surveillance, as well as innovative behavioral health programs, ongoing program evaluation, and sustainability.
Evaluation resources	2005
	A list of resources related to program evaluation. The list includes book titles, online courses, toolkits, and online evaluator locators.
Instructions for Conducting a SWOT Analysis	2003
	A tool to identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of critical aspects of suicide prevention efforts. A bibliography is included.
Data-Driven prevention planning model	2003
	A suicide prevention planning model by Richard Catalano and David Hawkins is outlined in five steps. The model assumes that a broad-based coalition has been formed and is sufficiently organized to support the infrastructure necessary for this plan.
Suicide prevention: The public health approach	2002
	Defines the five main steps of the public health approach and applies it toward suicide prevention.

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