Year: 1988 Source: Phi Delta Kappan, v.70, no.4, (Dec. 1988), p.290-293 SIEC No: 19900316

Responses, by schools, to growing youth suicide rates are explored in an interview with a psychiatrist. Some topics: profiles of those most & least likely to commit suicide, how stress contributes to suicide, what mental health professionals would like to see youngsters doing for themselves to prevent suicide, coping styles, signs of a potential suicide in a school setting, what a teacher should do, peer counselling, & how to recognize depression.