Pamphlet

Trends in Mental Health: Self-Destructive Behavior Among Younger Age Groups (Micro ED132782)

Pamphlet discussing the methods of recognizing and responding to potential suicidal behaviors, especially among adolescents, including ten preventative measures. (KB)

Societal Roots of Violence and Suicide. Summary (Micro ED146535)

An interpretation of the dynamics of suicide based on a view of life as an autonomous process of the unfolding of genetically determined potential. It is suggested that primary prevention of suicide requires political action towards eliminating structural violence from the social order. (KB)

Suicide in Incarcerated Settings

Provides background information & advice on suicide among prisoners. For both adults & juveniles, incarceration is associated with higher suicide rates. Suicide often occurs shortly after admission & when supervision is light. Signs of suicide risk (e.g. family rejection) & explicit warnings of suicide (e.g. inability to sleep) are listed & suicidal behaviors are described. […]

Suicide Mortality, 1977-1979 (Gov’t. Docs.)

An epidemiological study of suicide in Georgia from 1977 through 1979, including a brief review of current and past trends in the Georgia suicide rate. (KB)

Suicide – Helplines

The Will to Die – The Inside Story of Euthanasia

Teenage Suicide: Don’t Try It!

Bibliography – Mental Health

Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Trainer’s Manual

Self-inflicted Injuries and Suicides (Project No. 3-2820)

Safe Place: For Those Who Have Lost a Friend or Family Member Through Suicide

Suicide and Pregnancy / Abortion

Copies are available from the Suicide Information Center, 6377 Lake Apopka Place, San Diego, California 92119 at $3.00 U.S. per copy.

Adolescent Suicide School Project

The overall impact of this adolescent suicide project was a significant increase in all the students’ ability to recognize the signs and symptoms of suicidal behavior and an increase in the experimental students’ willingness to confide in the teacher. With more discussion between teacher and students regarding the subject of suicide, it appears an effective […]

Black Suicide and the Relational System: Theoretical and Empirical Implications of Communal and Familial Ties (Micro ED156765)

Study of the relationships between the rise in number of black suicides and a weakening of communal and family ties, focusing on the “isolating effect” of immigration and living alone. (KB)

Death Styles Among Canada’s Indians (HB 850 A1A42 No.42)

Data are examined from a prospective study of Native mortality on 35 reserves and colonies in the province of Alberta, Canada. Native Indian deaths tend to occur in non-hospital settings with others present. In almost half the cases death resulted from accident, suicide or homicide. Though circumstances of weather and physical isolation, as well as […]

Suicide and Youth

Suicides in the Black Community: A Preliminary Survey (Ref. S.S. ZHT 166 C67) (Exchange Bibliography 887)

Short bibliography covering books, articles and unpublished documents, such as theses. (KB)

Suicide

Briefly covers the extent of suicide, 8 myths about suicide, 4 types of suicide crises, suicide as a cry for help & the importance of prevention. CMHA numbers & addresses are included. (RM)

When A Child Dies

Programs of the S.P.C.

Bibliography – Program Evaluation

Adolescent Suicide: Some Clues to Understanding and Prevention

Canadian Health Facts: Potential Years of Life Lost