Building Youth for the Future: a Path Towards Suicide Prevention
Building Youth for the Future: a Path Towards Suicide Prevention

Author: Hatim A. Omar

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781536137699

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While much needs to be done in order to minimize the suicide attempts and suicides of adolescents, the work of Stop Youth Suicide (SYS) campaign and the comprehensive grassroots' approach is showing signs of success in the state of Kentucky. The 2013 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showed that for the first time, indicators of youth suicide in the state are at or below the national average, where they were previously always above. In the three rural counties where the school systems have partnered with SYS and the Division of Adolescent Medicine in Lexington, there is an actual absence of completed suicides compared to the average of three per year prior to this partnership. In order to maintain and improve that statistic, we must ensure that students do not have easy access to weapons, guns and drugs by ensuring that these items are properly stored in homes where children are present. Kentucky's educators must continue to develop ways to provide safe and supportive school environments. In this book, the authors have gathered presentations from the 2017 Annual Stop Youth Suicide Campaign Conference, which we hope will be of interest and help to the readers.

Building Youth for the Future
Building Youth for the Future

Author: Hatim A. Omar

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781536137682

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While much needs to be done in order to minimize the suicide attempts and suicides of adolescents, the work of Stop Youth Suicide (SYS) campaign and the comprehensive grassroots approach is showing signs of success in the state of Kentucky. The 2013 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showed that for the first time, indicators of youth suicide in the state are at or below the national average, where they were previously always above. In the three rural counties where the school systems have partnered with SYS and the Division of Adolescent Medicine in Lexington, there is an actual absence of completed suicides compared to the average of three per year prior to this partnership. In order to maintain and improve that statistic, we must ensure that students do not have easy access to weapons, guns and drugs by ensuring that these items are properly stored in homes where children are present. Kentuckys educators must continue to develop ways to provide safe and supportive school environments. In this book, the authors have gathered presentations from the 2017 Annual Stop Youth Suicide Campaign Conference, which we hope will be of interest and help to the readers.

Building Youth for the Future
Building Youth for the Future

Author: Joav Merrick

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781536165647

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This book is really a reflection of the past more than 20 years of work with teens and suicide prevention in the state of Kentucky. The work to establish the "Stop Youth Suicide Campaign (SYS)" has resulted in contact with many young adults, and we have found that the most important thing for all of them was finding a caring person they trust and can talk to. Because of the constant need, the SYS went from a goal of being a one year awareness campaign to becoming a major community resource, working with the state and local governments and state legislators to add as many resources as possible. We have witnessed for the first time a drop of youth suicide rates below the national average, according to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance done biannually by the Center for Disease Control. In this book, we will tackle various topics and specific populations in relation to suicide written by people who work with teens and care about them.Professor Hatim A Omar, MD, FAAP, is professor of pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology, Children's Miracle Network Chair, Division of Adolescent Medicine and Young Parents Program, Kentucky Children's Hospital, UK Healthcare, Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States.Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, born and educated in Denmark is professor of pediatrics at the Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel, Kentucky Children's Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, United States and professor of public health at the Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, United States, the former medical director of the Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem and the founder and director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel.

Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention

Author: John P. Ackerman

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-08-24

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 3031061276

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This open access book focuses on the public health crisis of youth suicide and provides a review of current research and prevention practices. It addresses important topics, including suicide epidemiology, suicide risk detection in school and medical settings, critical cultural considerations, and approaches to lethal means safety. This book offers cutting-edge research on emerging discoveries in the neurobiology of suicide, psychopharmacology, and machine learning. It focuses on upstream suicide prevention research methods and details how cost-effective approaches can mitigate youth suicide risk when implemented at a universal level. Chapters discuss critical areas for future research, including how to evaluate the effectiveness of suicide prevention and intervention efforts, increase access to mental health care, and overcome systemic barriers that undermine generalizability of prevention strategies. Finally, this book highlights what is currently working well in youth suicide prevention and, just as important, which areas require more attention and support. Key topics include: The neurobiology of suicide in at-risk children and adolescents. The role of machine learning in youth suicide prevention. Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention in schools. Suicide risk screening and assessment in medical settings. Culturally informed risk assessment and suicide prevention efforts with minority youth. School mental health partnerships and telehealth models of care in rural communities. Suicide and self-harm prevention and interventions for LGBTQ+ youth. Risk factors associated with suicidal behavior in Black youth. Preventing suicide in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention is a must-have resource for policy makers and related professionals, graduate students, and researchers in child and school psychology, family studies, public health, social work, law/criminal justice, sociology, and all related disciplines.

Reducing Suicide
Reducing Suicide

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-10-01

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0309169437

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Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the U.S., and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. Often, those most at risk are the least able to access professional help. Reducing Suicide provides a blueprint for addressing this tragic and costly problem: how we can build an appropriate infrastructure, conduct needed research, and improve our ability to recognize suicide risk and effectively intervene. Rich in data, the book also strikes an intensely personal chord, featuring compelling quotes about people's experience with suicide. The book explores the factors that raise a person's risk of suicide: psychological and biological factors including substance abuse, the link between childhood trauma and later suicide, and the impact of family life, economic status, religion, and other social and cultural conditions. The authors review the effectiveness of existing interventions, including mental health practitioners' ability to assess suicide risk among patients. They present lessons learned from the Air Force suicide prevention program and other prevention initiatives. And they identify barriers to effective research and treatment. This new volume will be of special interest to policy makers, administrators, researchers, practitioners, and journalists working in the field of mental health.

Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention
Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention

Author: Regina Miranda

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-11

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 3030824659

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This handbook examines research on youth suicide, analyzes recent data on suicide among adolescents, and addresses the subject matter as a serious public health concern. The book explores the research on youth suicide, examining its causes, new and innovative ways of determining suicide risk, and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies. In addition, it focuses on specific under-studied populations, including adolescents belonging to ethnic, racial, and sexual minority groups, youth involved in the criminal justice system, and adolescents in foster care. The book discusses how culturally informed and targeted interventions can help to decrease suicide risk for these populations. Key areas of coverage include: Early childhood adversity, stress, and developmental pathways of suicide risk. The neurobiology of youth suicide. Suicide, self-harm, and the media. Assessment of youth suicidal behavior with explicit and implicit measures. Suicide-related risk among immigrant, ethnic, and racial minority youth. LGBTQ youth and suicide prevention. Psychosocial treatments for ethnoculturally diverse youth with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Technology-enhanced interventions and youth suicide prevention. The Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention is an essential resource for researchers, professors, graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in developmental psychology, social work, public health, pediatrics, family studies, child and adolescent psychiatry, school and educational psychology, and all interrelated disciplines. Chapters 8, 9 and 16 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Pain to Purpose
Pain to Purpose

Author: Mike Bushman

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-28

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13:

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After losing her only child to suicide, Colleen Malany knew the best path forward was turning pain to purpose. By helping thousands of teens help themselves, others and their communities, she fulfilled that purpose. Weeks after sixteen-year-old son Kyle died, Colleen and now ex-husband Ken Braid set out to keep other families from feeling their agony. Since teenagers often turn to other teens when they struggle, Colleen and Ken targeted teen development through creating the JKB program - named after Kyle. Colleen dove into discovering how to best help teens help themselves and those around them as Ken focused on building JKB's structural foundations. Nearly 25 years later, the concepts Colleen embraced with the help of teacher turned mental health counselor Bill Walker are recognized as even more crucial than when first embraced as part of JKB. Building resilience, finding role models, improving listening and teamwork skills, embracing humility and building true confidence while battling tough challenges were part of JKB for nearly 25 years.As youth anxiety, depression and suicide rates soared in the past decade, the importance of building these skills while finding purpose, hope and connection has become clearer. "Pain to Purpose" starts with learning about Kyle, drawing on interviews with Kyle's classmates, coaches, family and other friends.Kyle's story illustrates the trauma of youth suicide, often taking some of the very best from life before they understand how important they are to those around them and the world in general. As readers get to know Kyle, they recognize the inspiration behind JKB and why some elements of the program were created. From there, struggles and gaps in much of America's adolescent development are explored through the stories of JKB participants, including stories of those feeling misunderstood because of their ethnicity, race, faith, gender, personality, traumas and fears.Emboldened and embraced by JKB, participants have gone on to become teachers, military leaders, best-selling authors, business leaders, college coaches, professionals and healers. The ripple effects of their JKB involvement has spread around the country and to the world's edges.Any readers who have been affected by suicide loss, attempts or ideation are encouraged to read the author's note first.

Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders
Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders

Author: Dwight L. Evans

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 921

ISBN-13: 0199928169

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This volume reviews the latest information about the treatment and prevention of major mental disorders that emerge during adolescence. It should be a primary resource for both clinicians and researchers, with special attention to gaps in our knowledge.

For a Better Tomorrow
For a Better Tomorrow

Author: Maryland. Gubernatorial Task Force on Child, Teenage, and Young Adult Suicide and other Associated Mental Health Problems

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13:

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Suicide Among Youth
Suicide Among Youth

Author: Cynthia R. Pfeffer

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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This volume brings together ongoing empirical studies on youth suicide from more than 20 international contributors- all of them leaders on this national dilemma. Among the many issues discussed in this text are the psychosocial characteristics of young people who commit suicide; the use of medical examination records in predicting risk factors; the integration of epidemiological data regarding longitudinal, demographic, cross-cultural, and high risk groups; the link between suicide and depression; and family psychopathology, genetics, and life event stress as predictive factors for youth suicide. New studies on the effects of mass media stories on fluctuations in youth suicide are presented, along with research on the disturbing phenomenon of suicide clustering and the role of imitative behavior. And finally, this book analyzed the effectiveness of specific interventions, and suggests future directions and public health approaches to youth suicide preventions. -- from Book Jacket.