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Shadick, Richard; Akhter, Sarah – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2014
Because of a dearth of experience in preventing suicide in diverse student populations, Pace University developed a multicultural suicide prevention kit. This article details the process used to develop the kit. The rationale for approaching suicide prevention in a culturally competent manner is presented, and methods used to gain culture-specific…
Descriptors: College Students, Prevention, Suicide, Multicultural Education
Brock, Stephen E., Ed. – Communique, 2009
This article presents summaries of three recent crisis management publications: (1) "The Impact of School Violence on School Personnel," summarized by Kimberly de Deaux; (2) "Children Exposed to War/Terrorism," summarized by Jennifer DeFago; and (3) "Suicide Survivors Seeking Mental Health Services," summarized by Kimberly de Deaux. The first…
Descriptors: Violence, Terrorism, Mental Health Programs, Suicide
Cerel, Julie; Campbell, Frank R. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
Archival data from suicide survivors presenting for treatment from 1999-2005 at the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center (BRCIC) were used to examine differences in those who received an active model of postvention (APM; n = 150) compared to those who received a traditional passive postvention (PP, n = 206). APM presented sooner for treatment…
Descriptors: Health Services, Crisis Intervention, Mental Health Programs, Suicide
Joiner, Thomas; Kalafat, John; Draper, John; Stokes, Heather; Knudson, Marshall; Berman, Alan L.; McKeon, Richard – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline was launched in January 2005. Lifeline, supported by a federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, consists of a network of more than 120 crisis centers located in communities across the country that are committed to suicide prevention. Lifeline's Certification and…
Descriptors: Health Services, Prevention, Mental Health Programs, Suicide
Henry, Philip N.; Morse, Maria – 1985
To learn more about the services available to youth at suicide prevention centers in North Carolina, a survey was conducted with 86 mental health and crisis prevention centers. The 16-item questionnaire examined the availability and extent of services offered by the centers, staffing patterns, sources of funding, and percentage of clientele…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, Financial Support, Mental Health Programs

Sawyer, John B.; Jameton, Elizabeth M. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1979
Chronic callers (N=67) are reviewed; 51 percent were diagnosed as drug or alcohol dependent. Four were known to have committed suicide and 37 had made suicide attempts; 47 percent of the group was eventually referred to an ongoing treatment resource. Agency strategies for dealing with the chronic caller are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Crisis Intervention, Divorce
US Department of Education, 2007
"Lessons Learned" is a series of publications that are a brief recounting of actual school emergencies and crises. This "Lessons Learned" issue addresses the experience of a school district where three middle school students hung themselves within a three-week timeframe. Although deaths were apparently unconnected, the school district is part of a…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Middle School Students, School Personnel, Health Services
Barmann, Barry C. – 1979
A therapeutic technique for dealing with a chronic caller to a suicide prevention center was tested. The two objectives to such a technique were to reduce the frequency of calls made by chronic callers to the suicide prevention service, and to persuade callers to be more specific when discussing their problem. To accomplish these objectives, a…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Services, Counseling Effectiveness, Crisis Intervention

Dashef, Stephen S. – Journal of American College Health, 1984
Development of a college mental health service concerned with suicide intervention is described. Primary prevention programs emphasized ties with other agencies to facilitate referrals while secondary prevention programs encouraged psychotherapy and family involvement. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: College Students, Coping, Crisis Intervention, Emotional Disturbances

Stelmachers, Zigfrids T. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1976
This article represents an overview of the various types of evaluation research conducted in the fields of crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and mental health in general. An attempt is made to classify it according to its content and purpose, and to assess the relative merit of each. (Author)
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Mental Health Programs
Selkin, James – 1977
This paper discusses the ineffectiveness of Suicide Prevention Centers in terms of the following: (1) diffusion vs. specific focus; (2) client centered orientation; (3) passive approach; and (4) failure to develop minority programs. Suggestions for improving prevention efforts are presented. (JLL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Counseling Effectiveness, Crisis Intervention, Literature Reviews
Cutter, Fred – 1983
This manual provides resource tools and strategies to enhance the suicide prevention capabilities of health professionals and the health care setting in which care is provided. In the first section, terms are defined and the suicide prevention triangle model is described. Applications of the model and good practices for suicide prevention in any…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, High Risk Persons, Identification, Mental Health Programs

Ross, Charlotte P. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1980
Consultation to school personnel following student suicides led to a program of prevention through training school personnel. The program increased the ability of resource persons available to adolescents--teachers, counselors and school nurses--to recognize signs of suicidal depression and to respond effectively to suicidal students. (Author)
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, High School Students, Mental Health Programs, Prevention
Kataoka, Sheryl; Stein, Bradley D.; Nadeem, Erum; Wong, Marleen – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To examine symptomatology and mental health service use following students' contact with a large urban school district's suicide prevention program. Method: In 2001 school district staff conducted telephone interviews with 95 randomly selected parents approximately 5 months following their child's contact with the district's suicide…
Descriptors: Health Services, Urban Schools, Crisis Intervention, Prevention
Hengstenberg, James D.; Lennox, Carolyn – 1982
This pamphlet, produced by the Suicide and Crisis Center (SCC) of Dallas, Texas, presents information about suicide and describes several SCC programs in six brief sections. The extent of the suicide problem is discussed, and indicators of suicidal intent are described; factors affecting suicidal people, such as emotional turmoil, constricted…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Coping, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques