Teen Suicide Resources & References

Resources

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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
http://aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&name=Teen+Suicide

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/suifacts.htm

TeensHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/feeling_sad/suicide.html

References

Beautrais, A.L. (2005). National strategies for the reduction and prevention of suicide. Crisis,  26, 1-3.

Moskos, M.A., Achilles, J., Gray, D. (2004). Adolescent suicide myths in the United States. Crisis, 24(4), 176-182.

Meichenbaum, D. (2005). 35 years of working with suicidal patients: Lessons learned. Canadien Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 46(2), 64-72.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Suicide: Fact sheet. April, 2006. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheet/suifacts.htm.

Nishimura, S. T., Goebert, D. A., Ramisetty-Mikler, S. (2005). Adolescent alcohol use and suicide indicators among adolescents in Hawaii. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 11(4), 309-320.

Sue, D.W., Sue, D. (2003). Counseling the culturally diverse: Theory and practice (4th Ed.). New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Werenko, D.D., Olson, L.M., Fullerton-Gleason, L., Lynch, A.W., Zumwalt, R.E., & Sklar, D.P. (2000). Child and adolescent suicide deaths in New Mexico, 1990-1994. Crisis, 21(1), 36-44.

Wichstrøm, L., & Hegna, K. (2003). Sexual orientation and suicide attempt: A longitudinal study of the general Norwegian adolescent population. Journal of Abnormal Pychology, 112(1), 144-151.