Government Document

Adolescent suicide prevention program manual: A public health model for Native American communities

Serna, P.

Year: 2020 Source: Newton, MA: Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2011). 52 p. SIEC No: 20200003

This manual describes the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program, why the Program was developed, how it was created, and how it was maintained for sixteen (16) years, from 1989 to 2005. Based on the principles of community involvement, ownership, culturally framed, and public health approaches, the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program emphasized community, school, outreach, surveillance, innovative behavioral health programs, ongoing Program evaluation, and sustainability.