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dc.contributor.authorWalter, Uta M.
dc.contributor.authorPetr, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-17T01:05:35Z
dc.date.available2008-05-17T01:05:35Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/3868
dc.description.abstractEach year, about 1,600 youth in the U.S. die by their own hands making suicide the third leading cause of death for children and adolescents. This report summarizes current findings about epidemiology, current trends, risk and protective factors, as well as findings about strategies and programs for suicide prevention and intervention. Specifically highlighted are strategies such as awareness and education, gatekeeper training, screening and assessment, hotlines, means restriction, media education, pharmacological treatment, and cognitive-behavioral treatment and skills training.
dc.description.sponsorship© 2007 State of Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services May be reproduced in original form. Prepared under grant No. KAN23373; and contract No. 0702-HCP-0603-078
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas. School of Social Welfare.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBest Practices
dc.relation.ispartofseries21
dc.titleSuicide Prevention for Children and Youth: A Review of the National Literature
dc.typeTechnical Report
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