{"id":42,"date":"2009-04-27T13:02:35","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T17:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/cryforhelp\/?p=42"},"modified":"2011-05-23T18:46:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T22:46:36","slug":"resources-steps-using-technology-to-find-troubled-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/cryforhelp\/resources\/for-help\/resources-steps-using-technology-to-find-troubled-teens\/42\/","title":{"rendered":"STEPS &#8211; Using Technology to Find Troubled Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>* Teen STEPS is now open to the public, no access code needed! Visit Teen STEPS @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teensteps.org\/\">www.TeenSTEPS.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the theory behind STEPS \u2013 Screening, Treatment, and Education to Promote Strength \u2013 a first-of-its-kind virtual mental health initiative for teens and their parents.<\/p>\n<p>Created by New York University\u2019s Christopher P. Lucas, an Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, STEPS aims to reduce risk of suicide and school violence through online education, self-help and screening. The voluntary, school-based program features a Web site for both teens and parents accessible at school or at home. On each site, visitors can find scientific information, chat around the clock with online clinicians and with each other, and participate in a confidential suicide questionnaire.<br \/>\nSince its launch last fall in two New York high schools, STEPS is already showing signs of success \u2013 with membership numbers nearly doubling. Lucas says he hopes the program will attract at-risk teens not only with its wealth of information, but also with its edgy style and interactive features.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSTEPS is really the result of seeing what works and what does not work in the suicide prevention field and really trying to leverage the power of technology and the way that teenagers relate to each other,\u201d says Lucas.<\/p>\n<p>While STEPS is currently being studied in only five schools in New York State, Lucas and his colleagues hope \u00a0to introduce STEPS to at least a dozen high schools by the end of this year.\u00a0 They believe that successful intervention with teens who are at risk can be achieved by improving the mental health of an entire student population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal at the end of this is to get people to seek help,\u201d Lucas says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Teen STEPS is now open to the public, no access code needed! Visit Teen STEPS @ www.TeenSTEPS.org. 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