Partners for Life: Meeting the Needs of Adolescents by Demystifying Depression as an Important Risk Factor Linked to Suicide

This article describes the “Partners for Life” program developed by the Quebec Mental Illness Foundation. The program is aimed at adolescents, aged 14-18, & is intended to raise awareness of depression as an important risk factor linked to suicide. An evaluation of the program found that the program increased adolescents’ understanding of depession & contributed to changing attitudes towards help seeking.