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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1985
This document presents the transcripts of a Congressional hearing called to bring attention to the growing problem of suicide. The opening statement of Representative Tom Lantos is presented. Prepared statements of 16 witnesses are provided, including psychotherapists from the Houston International Hospital; a mother and a father of teenage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Blacks, Crisis Intervention
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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
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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