APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

Adolescent Suicide Prevention: Identifying Mechanisms of Change and Moving to Real World Evidence-Based Effective Intervention

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Mental Health in Focus: Symptoms, Support & Intervention

Session: Poster Session IV

Authors

Abstract

The Adapted-Coping with Stress intervention bolsters adolescents’ ability to cope with stress and reduces suicide risk. Here we identify mechanisms of change, finding evidence of a serial mediation effect through reductions in hyperarousal and depression, and present resulting data-driven methods of our effectiveness trial.