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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1990
This guide is intended to reduce the youth suicide rate by teaching decision-making skills and coping mechanisms, and helping students develop self-esteem and communication skills. It was designed to be used by a local suicide prevention curriculum committee or team responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of the local…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Curriculum Development, Death, Decision Making Skills
Davis, Robert – 1978
In the past decade, the suicide rate among young blacks has risen to the point where it is nearly as high as that of their white peers. There is, however, a striking contrast in age distribution in the suicide patterns of whites and blacks. Whereas white suicide increases in direct relation with advancing chronological age, suicide among black…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Community, Black Youth, Blacks
Sokoloff, Michele – Media and Methods, 1987
This article describes media resources available to help adolescents deal with a variety of social concerns, including substance abuse, dropouts, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), suicide, and pregnancy. A list of 56 companies that provide resources dealing with social issues is also provided. (LRW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Alcoholism, Dropouts

Kahn, Marvin W. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Compares high rates of psychosocial disorders found among American Indians, Eskimos, and Australian Aborigines. Relates high rates of disorders such as alcohol abuse, depression, suicide, family instability, delinquency, and accidental death to experiences of traditional cultures with western domination. Reviews major psychosocial explanations of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, American Indians
Bosworth, Kris, Ed. – 1999
This collection of papers provide a range of data on dealing with violence in the schools and communities, focusing on risk factors and correlates of youth violence, how violence affects young people, and how schools can help students avoid violence. The papers include: "Youth Violence in the United States: Major Trends, Risk Factors, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Conflict Resolution
Decker, Robert H. – 1997
This guidebook describes the components involved in proactively developing a comprehensive crisis-management plan. Chapter 1 explains the philosophical underpinnings of a crisis-management plan and discusses the importance of vision and staff development. Chapter 2 answers the questions: Why do we need a crisis-management plan? Who needs to be…
Descriptors: Accidents, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Planning, Crisis Management

Chandler, Michael J.; Lalonde, Christopher E.; Sokol, Bryan W.; Hallett, Darcy – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2003
Five studies examined personal continuity among Native and non-Native North American adolescents. Demonstrated that reasoning about personal persistence proceeds in an orderly and increasingly sophisticated manner over identity development. Failures to warrant self-continuity were strongly associated with increased suicide risk. Efforts to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, American Indian Culture, American Indian Students

Kerfoot, Michael – Children & Society, 1996
Reviews research on adolescent suicide and deliberate self-harm. Shows that in the UK suicide is the second most common cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds, and that deliberate self-harm is linked to depression, substance misuse, and family functioning and precedes one-third of adolescent suicides. Discusses problems in aftercare of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Crisis Intervention

Zimmerman, Shirley L. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1990
Analyzed states' spending for hospitals and suicide rates in 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1984. Found spending was not directly related to suicide rates until 1984 when it accounted for 5 percent increase in variance. Considered effects of divorce rates, and change, density, economic level, and racial composition of population. Discusses implications of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Costs, Divorce, Economic Status

Millstein, Susan G. – American Psychologist, 1989
Despite the traditional view of adolescence as a healthy period, there are increasing concerns about the health status of youth. Many adolescent health needs are unmet due to misconceptions and to the organization of health care services. Behavioral science can contribute research, interventions, and health policy to benefit adolescent health. (AF)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Sciences

Waelde, Lynn C.; And Others – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1994
Examines whether relationships of self-reported depression and suicidality to gender roles or gender are moderated by stressful life events. Results with 290 female and 247 male undergraduates support the androgyny model of adjustment and a self-schema model of depression. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Androgyny, Depression (Psychology)

Barker-Collo, Suzanne L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2001
A survey of 126 female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (n=126) found participants reporting abuse by immediate family members and before age 10 tended make internal attributions of blame when they were children. Reports of childhood internal attributions of blame were significantly predictive of overall adult symptomatology and suicide…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Attribution Theory, Child Abuse
Young Peoples' Opinions about the Causes of, and Solutions to, New Zealand's High Youth Suicide Rate
Heled, Edna; Read, John – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
In response to an open-ended question about the causes of New Zealand's high youth suicide rate, 384 young adults most commonly cited pressure to conform and perform, followed by financial worries, abuse and neglect, problems with alcohol or drugs, and boredom. Depression was cited by 5 percent and mental illness by only 1 percent. Recommended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Suicide, Depression (Psychology), Mental Disorders
Wingate, LaRicka R.; Bobadilla, Leonardo; Burns, Andrea B.; Cukrowicz, Kelly C.; Hernandez, Annya; Ketterman, Rita L.; Minnix, Jennifer; Petty, Scharles; Richey, J. Anthony; Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie; Stanley, Sheila; Williams, Foluso M.; Joiner, Thomas E., Jr. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2005
The rise in suicide by African Americans in the United States is directly attributable to the dramatic, nearly three-fold increase in suicide rates of African American males. Gibbs (1997) hypothesized high social support, religiosity, and southern residence are protective factors against suicidality for Black people. This hypothesis was tested…
Descriptors: Suicide, African Americans, Males, Role
Fidler, Coletta – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2004
Bullying has gone on in schools for decades. Defined as "browbeating" or being "habitually cruel to others who are weaker," bullying can cause physiological and psychological injuries that last a lifetime. Unchecked, this behavior can lead the bully to drug and gang cultures and eventually prison. It can drive the victim to depression and suicidal…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Bullying, Correctional Institutions, Academic Achievement