ADOLESCENT SUICIDE - A NATIONAL TRAGEDY (FROM SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE, 1979)

• NCJ Number: 69277
• Author(s): C ROSS
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; National District Atorneys Assoc; Teach 'Em Inc
• Sale Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. THIS PROGRAM IS ONE SIDE OF THE CASSETTE. FOR THE PROGRAM ON THE OTHER SIDE, SEE NCJ-69276.

Annotation

ADOLESCENT SUICIDE IS DISCUSSED WITH EMPHASIS ON STATISTICS, CAUSES, DANGER SIGNS, AND METHODS OF PREVENTION.

Abstract

AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A SUICIDE PREVENTION AND CRISIS CENTER EXPLAINS THAT ADOLESCENT SUICIDE RATES ARE HIGHER THAN THOSE OF ADULTS AND THAT THE RATES HAVE BEEN INCREASING INTERNATIONALLY. STATISTICS ARE QUOTED AND ESTIMATES ARE MADE ON THE RELATIONS OF THE ACTUAL NUMBERS TO THE REPORTED NUMBERS, AND OF COMPLETED SUICIDES TO ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ADOLESCENT SUICIDE, A GREAT LOSS OF ANY SORT, IS DESCRIBED, AND THE DANGER SIGNS OF ACCOMPANYING SEVERE DEPRESSIONS ARE REVIEWED. FINALLY, PREVENTIVE MEASURES, SUCH AS TALKING OPENLY WITH YOUTHS WHO ARE CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE, AND THE BENEFITS OF PREVENTIVE TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL IN DETENTION HOMES ARE CONSIDERED. THE AUDIOTAPE CASSETTE IS SUITABLE FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES. A TABLE OF CONTENTS IS INCLUDED, BUT OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS ARE NOT PROVIDED. FOR RELATED TAPES, SEE NCJ 69273-76 AND 69278-85.