Setting the Evidence-Based Research Agenda for Australia: a Literature Review Part III. Preventive Interventions for Youth Suicide: a Risk Factor-Based Approach

Conceptualized within a public health framework, this document utilizes the knowledge base on risk for youth suicide to categorise strategies for intervention. An overview is provided of methodological considerations in intervention research. Intervention strategies structured in accordance with identified risk factors are reviewed. Recommendations are made for further research examining risk & prevention of youth suicide. (243 refs.)