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Challenges in assessing the efficacy of suicide prevention and mental health education initiatives

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  1. School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Ana Letícia Souza da Silva, João Pedro da Silva Barbosa, Antônia Gleiciane Marques Andrade, Guilherme Nobre Nogueira, Everaldo de Alcantara Brandao Junior & Marisa Bezerra de Araújo

  2. Psychiatric Service - University Hospital Walter Cantidio, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Fabio Gomes de Matos e Souza & Luisa Weber Bisol

  3. Clinical Medicine Department, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Fabio Gomes de Matos e Souza & Luisa Weber Bisol

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da Silva, A.L.S., da Silva Barbosa, J.P., Andrade, A.G.M. et al. Challenges in assessing the efficacy of suicide prevention and mental health education initiatives. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02394-x

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