Pamphlet
Youth Suicide Prevention: Meeting the Challenge in New Jersey Schools
Governor's Advisory Council on Youth Suicide Prevention~~The New Jersey Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project
This guide for suicide prevention in schools details prevention, intervention & postvention. It covers the role of the school, faculty, & parents, the characteristics of suicide, risk indicators, postvention strategies, school administrative guidelines, counselling & referral. A sample school policy is also presented. The underlying belief of the program is that prevention lies in education that facilitates early identification & referral of at-risk teens. (VM)