Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. NEW JERSEY

This brief article discusses a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that a psychiatrist was not liable for the alleged suicide of a patient. The victim’s wife alleged that the psychiatrist’s refusal to see the patient prior to his scheduled appointment was negligent. The jury found the psychiatrist negligent, but also found that negligence was not […]

Provides a brief description of a one-year pilot project designed to develop, implement, & evaluate models of suicide intervention for parents, teachers, & students.

This summarized paper describes the adaptation of an adolescent suicide awareness program in an urban, low income, multi-ethnic school system. It includes a discussion of the benefits incurred e.g. students welcome the opportunity to discuss feelings, problems, & coping skills; educators learn identification & referral skills, & an outline of the issues to be addressed […]

Duplicate of SIEC an 900406 (same content but diff. source)

In 1985 legislation was introduced in New Jersey to address the problem of adolescent suicide. Three project sites were chosen and their goals were to disseminate information, enhance school based supports and strengthen the link between schools and mental health agencies. To test the program an evaluation design was used and questionnaires were supplied. This […]

To determine trends in alcoholism & narcotics abuse, New Jersey state medical examiner cases from Essex County of those aged 12 or older during 3 consecutive 12 month periods from October 1981 to September 1984 were analyzed. Decedents classified as alcoholic rose from 18% in year 1 to 25% in years 2 and 3. Narcotics […]

This training manual, aimed at school personnel, contains an overview of adolescent suicide; puberty-adolescence & its crises; identification of potential high risk pupils, parental/family involvement; community resources & outreach; intervention & follow-up re: suicidal acts; the school system’s response following a suicide & resource materials available to trainers. (KM)

This paper reports a study of consecutive cases of attempted suicide seen in the University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. Findings are compared with earlier observations of Black Americans in Newark, New Jersey & of subjects in Papua, New Guinea. Detailed results are given. (LH)

Earth House, a residential treatment center for young adults diagnosed as schizophrenic, is a model which combines a strict orthomolecular medical basis with an educational & management approach. The program is described through a case example with reference to the family, nutrition & illness management. Recovery depends on length of illness, degree of biochemical imbalances, […]

This brief article discusses 2 death pacts in which 6 teenagers commit suicide. Adolescent suicide is reviewed & warning signs are included. Prevention issues are touched on. (LH)

This is a report on the process by which Bill #2005, youth suicide prevention legislation, became law in the State of New Jersey. The Bill was signed in 1985, approximately one year from its first discussion in the legislature. (NBB)

The goals of the Suicide Prevention Project developed by the UMDNJ-CMH Center of Rutgers Medical School are to provide information to enable school personnel to identify adolescents at risk, to help personnel understand their own feelings about suicide, to improve assessment & intervention skills, & to develop procedures for responding to suicide. This pamphlet provides […]

The New Jersey state department of education implemented a suicide prevention training program for school professionals in 1984. The authors describe the training program, the results of a follow-up survey, & selected findings from that survey (50 respondents) which include: over 60% of program participants had not had previous suicide prevention training; 60% now felt […]

Described is a training program for educational personnel on youthful suicide, developed by Rutgers University of New Jersey in collaboration with NJ State Defpt. of Education. A description of the program & the results & selected findings from a follow up survey are presented. NBB

Data from completed suicides in New Jersey in 1970 were examined to see if completed suicides were more common at the time of the new moon. The authors found the answers to be in the negative.