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Developing a Comprehensive School Suicide Prevention Program
Author(s) -
King Keith A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb01310.x
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , adolescent suicide , poison control , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , occupational safety and health , medical education , medicine , primary prevention , medical emergency , disease , pathology
Since the 1950s, the suicide rate for adolescents more than tripled, and suicide currently ranks as the third‐leading cause of death among 15‐to‐24 year‐olds. Comprehensive school suicide prevention programs should include primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention components. This paper discusses these components as they relate to suicide prevention, and it provides practical steps for incorporating each component within a school system. All steps are based on a review of the professional literature. Three questions are explored: What can school professionals do to help in preventing adolescent suicide? What should school professionals do when a student threatens suicide? What should school professionals do after a student commits suicide?