ERIC Number: EJ1200721
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
Pages: 7
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Teaching Suicide Prevention Is Positive Youth Development
Lobenstein, Monica
Journal of Extension, v56 n7 Article 7IAW3 Dec 2018
Youths trained in intervention skills can help stop a suicide through effective communication and an empathetic response. Extension professionals and community partners developed a layered approach to teaching suicide intervention skills, involving school staff, other community-based adults, and youths in a consistent community training process. According to postprogram retrospective surveys and changes in Youth Risk Behavior Survey trends, communities can reduce the risk of suicide, especially among young people, by implementing the approach.
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Intervention, Suicide, Prevention, Interpersonal Communication, Empathy, Extension Education, School Personnel, Adults, Community Programs, Program Effectiveness, Adolescents, High School Students, Extension Agents
Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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