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Shari Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In 2018, 6,807 youth aged ten to twenty-four died by suicide in the United States. Suicide prevention programs vary in their content, distribution, and target audience. Many programs encourage adults to recognize the warning signs and red flags. However, the number of children who die by suicide each year steadily rises despite the various…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Suicide, Prevention
Kayla LeAnn Witcher – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Youth who are exposed to more adversities in life and at-risk for engaging in delinquent behaviors have been found to be less likely to have a caring adult in their life. Mentoring is among one of the most evidence-based preventative interventions/supports applied to at-risk youth in order to promote resilience/protective factors. Youth mentoring…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Youth Programs, Mentors, Adults
Imgrund, Caitlin – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Children born preterm constitute one of the largest populations of children at risk for the development of language impairments. A little over one in ten pregnancies result in a preterm birth and approximately 25% of these children go on to experience subsequent difficulties with language (CDC, 2015; Foster-Cohen, Friesen, Champion, &…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, At Risk Persons, Language Impairments, Language Acquisition
Shelton, Martin L. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Digital technologies have fundamentally altered how journalists communicate with their sources, enabling them to exchange information through social media as well as video, audio, and text chat. Simultaneously, journalists are increasingly concerned with corporate and government surveillance as a threat to their ability to speak with sources in…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Interviews, Journalism, Information Sources
Cuming, Richard G. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Exposure to certain bloodborne pathogens can prematurely end a person's life. Healthcare workers (HCWs), especially those who are members of surgical teams, are at increased risk of exposure to these pathogens. The proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during operative/invasive procedures reduces that risk. Despite this, some HCWs fail…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Federal Regulation, Teamwork, Hazardous Materials
Liverpool, Lenis Saweda – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Effective poverty reduction programs require careful measurement of poverty status. Commonly used consumption or income-based classifications of poverty aggregate together households that are persistently poor with those who are only in poverty due to passing conditions. They also classify as non-poor households that are at risk of falling into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socialization, Agricultural Occupations, Poverty