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Fisher, Douglas – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
Every two hours and 15 minutes in the United States, a person who is under the age of 25 years old completes a suicide. As such, everyone must be on the watch for the signs of adolescent suicide, and everyone must know how to respond when they come face to face with it. All must confront this epidemic and provide space within schools for students…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Coping
Fisher, Douglas – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
Every two hours and 15 minutes, a person under the age of 25 completes a suicide. Since suicide is one of the leading causes of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 19, it is hard to imagine a high school teacher who has not been touched by this epidemic. The issue is of such national significance that in September 2004, more than 350…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Health Promotion, Adolescents, Social Services