Suicide and self-injury in schools : interventions for school mental health specialists / Darcy Haag Granello, Paul F. Granello, Gerald A. Juhnke.
"Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15-24, accounting for 17% of all deaths in this age group. Yet completed suicides are just the tip of the iceberg. More than 5000 middle and high school students have a suicide attempt each day, and nearly one in five middle a...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15-24, accounting for 17% of all deaths in this age group. Yet completed suicides are just the tip of the iceberg. More than 5000 middle and high school students have a suicide attempt each day, and nearly one in five middle and high school students have seriously considered suicide in the past year. We do not fully understand how the pandemic has affected the long-term mental health and suicide rates of today's young people, yet all indications are that there will be multiple negative outcomes. It is within this context that the importance of the topic is situated, and readers are introduced to some of the key concepts and terminology regarding suicide"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 0190059869 9780190059866 |