Miller, David Neil, 1963-
New York : Guilford Press, c2011.
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Part of the series The Guilford practical intervention in the schools series;Guilford practical intervention in the schools series.
Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Suicidal behavior in children and adolescents: an introduction and overview — Youth suicidal behavior and the schools — A public health approach to youth suicide prevention — Universal school-based suicide prevention programs for all students — Identifying at-risk and high-risk students and linking assessment to intervention — Selected and tertiary interventions for at-risk and high-risk students — School-based suicide postvention.
• Meeting a crucial need, this book distills the best current knowledge on child and adolescent suicide prevention into comprehensive guidelines for school-based practitioners. The author draws on extensive research and clinical experience to provide best-practice recommendations for developing schoolwide prevention programs, conducting risk assessments, and intervening at different levels of intensity with students at risk. Also presented are postvention procedures for responding effectively if a suicide does occur. Legal and ethical issues are addressed in detail. Reproducible handouts include sample assessment questions for students, teachers, and parents the book’s large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying. –Book Jacket.

Subjects:

• Students — Suicidal behavior.
• Teenagers — Suicidal behavior.
• Suicide — Prevention.
• Educational counseling.
• School psychology.
• Suicide — prevention & control.
• Adolescent.
• Psychology, Educational — methods.
• Students.

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