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Supporting Indigenous Child Suicide Prevention within Classrooms in Canada: Implications for School Psychologists and Educators
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McVittie, Jordan; Ansloos, Jeffrey – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2023
Indigenous young people in Canada are disproportionately overrepresented in suicide rates and alarmingly, young children are accounted for in these disparities. Since children spend much of their day at school, schools are a vital context for suicide prevention, identification, and intervention. However, research indicates that educators often…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Disproportionate Representation, Suicide
Suicide Prevention in Canada: A National Perspective Highlighting Progress and Problems.
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Tanney, Bryan – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1995
Suicide prevention initiatives at the national level are most likely to impact the largest numbers of citizens. Canada lays some claim for recognition in the general field of suicide prevention as a result of a 1974 federal document focusing on health promotion. The authors discuss innovations and problems occurring in the various Canadian…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Prevention
Protocol and Guidelines for Child Welfare Workers and School Personnel.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Planning Services Branch. – 1987
This document contains guidelines developed by the Alberta Ministries of Social Services and Education to expedite the identification and treatment of child abuse. It contains discussions of child protection legislation, duty to report, the role of educators, and an integrated and cooperative approach to child abuse prevention. A section on…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Crisis Intervention