Citation

Leenaars AA, Wenckstern S. Crisis 1999; 20(3): 132-142.

Affiliation

Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. draalee@wincom.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Publisher Hogrefe Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10553309

Abstract

Suicide is a major mental health problem and public health problem worldwide. Schools and their communities must respond in a comprehensive fashion. Caplan's model of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention--or prevention, intervention, and postvention--is proposed as a comprehensive response to suicide in youths. Current myths and facts about these fabrications are discussed for each mode of response. Research, clinical suggestions, and a call for further discussion are presented.

Language: en