Overview of Prevention Efforts in Adolescent Suicide (IN: Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Youth Suicide. Volume 3: Prevention and Interventions in Youth Suicide)

Year: 1989 Source: Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, January 1989. p.62-71 SIEC No: 19890959

The development of general suicide prevention efforts in the U.S. & beyond is reviewed, with emphasis on the lack of attention to youth suicide until recent years. Training programs are reviewed but few were found specific to youth. A survey of U.S. prevention & intervention programs is presented, detailing the types of programs which could be identified. Special therapy needs of adolescents are considered & recommendations for future programs are outlined. (CM)

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Overview of Prevention Efforts in Adolescent Suicide (IN: Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Youth Suicide. Volume 3: Prevention and Interventions in Youth Suicide)

Comstock B SSimmons J TFranklin J L