Commissioned papers by a work group on strategies for the prevention of youth suicide are presented in this document. Included are: (1) "The Federal Role in Youth Suicide Research and Programs: The Legacy of Recent History" (Margaret Gerteis and Mark L. Rosenberg); (2) "Estimating the Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Youth Suicides: A Report to the Secretary's Task Force on Youth Suicide" (David M. Eddy, Robert L. Wolpert, and Mark L. Rosenberg); (3) "Economic Impact of Youth Suicides and Suicide Attempts" (Milton C. Weinstein and Pedro J. Saturno); (4) "Suicide Attempts in Teen-Aged Medical Patients" (Lee N. Robins); (5) "Suicide Ideation and Attempts: The Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study" (Eve K. Moscicki, Patrick W. O'Carroll, Donald S. Rae, Alec G. Roy, Ben Z. Locke, and Darrell A. Regier); (6) "Developing a Suicide Screening Instrument for Adolescents and Young Adults" (Robert I. Yufit); (7) "Preventive Interventions in the Health and Health-Related Sectors with Potential Relevance for Youth Suicide" (Barbara Starfield); (8) "The Contribution of Social Services to Preventing Youth Suicide" (Jerry Silverman); (9) "Preventing Youth Suicide through Education" (Edward A. Wynne); (10) "Intervention in the Media and Entertainment Sectors To Prevent Suicide" (Alan L. Berman); and (11) "Interventions through Business and Philanthropy To Prevent Youth Suicide" (Wendy Everett Watson and Bobbie Wunsch). (BHK)