Developing a Comprehensive School Suicide Prevention Program

Suicide is the third most common cause of death for youth aged 14–19. School counselors need a school-wide prevention plan to address the mental and emotional needs of students experiencing suicidal ideation and behaviors. Although researchers have suggested that suicide prevention programming and s...

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Published inProfessional school counseling Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors Granello, Paul F., Zyromski, Brett
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications, Inc 01.09.2018
SAGE Publications
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adolescents
At Risk Students
Early Adolescents
Intervention
Late Adolescents
Mental depression
Mental Health
Planning
Prevention
Prevention programs
Program Evaluation
Program Implementation
Research Article
School counseling
Student Needs
Students
Suicidal behavior
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
Training
Youth
United States > US
suicide prevention
school counseling prevention programing
comprehensive school counseling
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Summary:Suicide is the third most common cause of death for youth aged 14–19. School counselors need a school-wide prevention plan to address the mental and emotional needs of students experiencing suicidal ideation and behaviors. Although researchers have suggested that suicide prevention programming and suicide screening programs lower the rate of adolescent deaths, a paucity of evidence-based, school-wide, comprehensive suicide prevention programs exists. Therefore, to fill a gap in research and training resources, we propose four different types of research-supported suicide prevention programs. We also propose a common standard for the development of an effective, comprehensive school suicide prevention program using a five-step process and frame these approaches within the American School Counselor Association National Model.
ISSN:1096-2409
2156-759X
DOI:10.1177/2156759X18808128