Narrative
As Health Economics Work Package Lead in the SEYLE (Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe) FP7 trial, I designed and led the multi-country economic evaluation across 11 European centres. The resulting analysis identified Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) as the most cost-effective school-based suicide prevention intervention among those evaluated.YAM has since been implemented internationally, reaching over 85,000 adolescents across 16 countries (OECD, 2024) and over 170,000 adolescents across 17 countries (Mental Health Foundation, 2026).
The economic evaluation has informed international policy and practice discussions and has been cited by organisations including the United Nations, World Health Organization, State of California, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, French Ministry of Health, and the Spanish Parliamentary Science and Technology Office. Sage Policy Profiles identifies 13 policy citations relating directly to the SEYLE/YAM programme.
This work contributed to the evidence base supporting the adoption of school-based mental health prevention programmes internationally.
| Impact status | Open |
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| Category of impact | Health Impact, Educational Impact, Political Impact |
SDGs impacted
- SDG 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing
Documents & Links
Related content
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Research output
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of school-based suicide prevention programmes
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Report on costs and cost effectiveness of SEYLE: Recommendations to policy makers. Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE). Commissioned Final Report Submitted to European Commission.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Report on methodologies of SEYLE costs and cost-effectiveness. Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE). Commissioned Report Submitted to European Commission
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Cost Utility Analysis of Schools-Based Mental Health Interventions. NUIG Wellbeing Conference
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of a Four-Arm Mental Health Intervention in Irish Schools. 18th European Congress of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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15th International Congress of ESCAP – European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 6-10 July 2013, Dublin, Ireland
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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A cost effectiveness analysis of four arms of a school-based mental health intervention in Europe. 15th International Congress of ESCAP – European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry .
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Activities
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SEYLE FP7 European Funded Project Annual Symposium
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...