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Azrael, Deborah; Hemenway, David; Miller, Matthew; Barber, Catherine; Schackner, Robert – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2004
Data on 153 youth suicides in Arizona (1994?1999) were used to explore demographic, behavioral, and experiential factors that distinguish between firearm suicide and suicide by other means. In bivariate analyses, White youths were more likely than non-White youths to use a firearm to commit suicide as were youths who had not experienced a life…
Descriptors: Prevention, Weapons, Suicide, Youth
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Miller, Matthew; Azrael, Deborah; Hemenway, David – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
To examine public opinion regarding the effectiveness of means restriction as an approach to preventing suicide we asked a national sample of 2,770 respondents a hypothetical question about what effect a suicide barrier might have had on the ultimate fate of the more than 1,000 people who have jumped to their death from the Golden Gate Bridge.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Suicide, National Surveys, Public Opinion