Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA

This document provides the final version of the California state plan for suicide prevention. The first part discusses risk factors, protective factors, & epidemiologic data. The availability of means & the cost of suicide & suicide attempts are also discussed. Part 2 describes prevention strategies, including targeted approaches, a multi-level public health approach, training for […]

The Adolescent Suicide Prevention Task Force of the Santa Clara County Death Review Team developed this protocol for identifying & dealing with suicidal youth in the schools. The protocol covers assessment & risk factors, & offers some principles for interviewing students. A list of community agencies is also included.

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This study analyzed alcohol in fatalites in Hinds County, Mississippi (a dry county) compared to Contra Costa County, California (a wet county). Data on all unnatural deaths during a 1-year period among those 18 years & older were abstracted from county coroner’s files. 222 cases in Hinds County & 304 cases in Contra Costa County […]

The resources available & current practice for the treatment of patients with suicide ideation or attempts in California emergency departments was determined through a mail & e-mail survey of the directors of all 346 emergency departments. 223 responses were received. Overall, the mean estimate of the proportion of emergency department visits by suicidal patients was […]

The author discussed a study the purpose of which was to determine ways that some homicides may be prevented. Aspects of suicidology that have implications for homicide prevention were reviewed, namely clues to homicide, identification of high risk individuals, & use of the psychological autopsy. Case histories to demonstrate these concepts were presented & recommendations […]

The presenter discussed the results of a study comparing the mental health of widows after the suicide of their spouse with the mental health of widows after sudden spousal death by other modes & identified the variables associated with satisfactory & unsatisfactory mental health. The mental health of 40 widows was assessed at 12-21 months […]

This report provides epidemiological data on suicide in Humboldt County, California. Suicide prevention using a public health approach is also discussed.

By 1987, 8.7% of the deaths of the men & 5.2% of the deaths of the women in Terman’s sample of gifted children were from suicide. Four variables distinguished those who killed themselves at a young age from those dying by suicide later: the length of pregnancy, the length of breast feeding, loss of father […]

This study assessed the impact of immigration on suicide. An unmatched case-control design was used. Data on cases were obtained in Riverside County, California, 1998-2001. Information on controls was obtained from the 2000 Census. Immigration increased suicide risk. Immigrant divorced persons were over 2 times more likely to die by suicide than natives. Single immigrants […]

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With support from mental health workers, elected officials, the California Highway Patrol, & the local community, plans to install a suicide prevention barrier on the Cold Spring Bridge, located in Santa Barbara, by 2010 were announced. It has been claimed such a barrier would not only deter suicides but actually prevent suicides & thus save […]

This draft document provides recommendations for suicide prevention in California. Five strategic directions are outlined, including: raising awareness that suicide is preventable; increasing leadership, collaboration, & coordination to improve services & build coalitions to prevent suicide; developing & implementing service guidelines & providing training for consistent & effective early identification, referral, access, intervention, & follow-up […]

Little research is available on adolescent suicide in the deaf population. This presentation reviewed the general literature, highlighting those areas in which particular application could be made to hearing-impaired adolescents. A summary was provided of the unique dynamics & factors which apply to hearing impaired adolescents & which helping progressionals should keep in mind while […]

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Bourne’s paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, California, May 1970.

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Background Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a worldwide problem. Although most studies on the long-term consequences of CSA have focused on women, sexual abuse of both boys and girls is common. Thus, a comparison of the long-term effects of CSA by gender of the victim will provide perspective on the need for future research, prevention […]

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to ascertain physician characteristics associated with exploring suicidality in patients with depressive symptoms and the influence of patient antidepressant requests. METHODS Primary care physicians were randomly recruited from 4 sites in northern California and Rochester, NY; 152 physicians participated (53%–61% of those approached). Standardized patients portraying 2 conditions […]

Objectives—The purpose of this investigation was to identify population groups at highest risk of using a firearm in a fatal incident. Setting—Los Angeles County (California, USA). Methods—Data were gathered from vital statistics reports and law enforcement records on the characteristics of suicide victims (n = 4799) and homicide suspects (n = 5369) from 1990 through […]