This monograph concerns the the issue of adolescent suicide and discusses counseling and intervention techniques to prevent suicide among teenagers. Fourteen myths and misconceptions about suicide are explained. A profile of a potential suicide attempter is presented, and issues of behavioral indications, verbal cues, motivations and cognitive distortions, depression, and personality traits are discussed. The rationale for choosing a cognitive-behavioral approach to counseling aimed at preventing adolescent suicide is given and six intervention strategies are suggested. Six components of school-based suicide prevention programs which must be in place for the adolescent at-risk population are identified: (1) district and building level administrative support; (2) faculty/staff inservice on the topic of adolescent suicide; (3) parent education on adolescent suicide; (4) classroom presentations for all adolescents; (5) preparation of core teams; and (6) options for individual and group counseling. Crisis management is considered and questions useful in assessing lethality are posed. Crisis management interventions are discussed, postvention is described, and follow-up counseling or therapy is recommended. References are included which can provide further information on the topic of counseling and intervention strategies for working with adolescents at risk for suicide. (NB)