Adolescent Suicide

by Augustine Osman, Peter M. Gutierrez, Peter Gutiérrez

Suicide and suicide attempts among adolescents are significant public health problems. Consequently, identifying at-risk youth in time to provide intervention not only helps to prevent suicides and suicide-related injuries but improves young persons overall quality of life and increases the chances for healthy and productive lives. Believing that adolescent suicide can be prevented, Gutierrez and Osman have developed a set of tools for assessing suicide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875806163
• ISBN13: 9780875806167
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.3" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher