Parents-CARE: a suicide prevention program for parents of at-risk youth

Carole Hooven1

  • 1Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program, Psychosocial and Community Health Department, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA. chooven@u.washington.edu

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