Research
efforts on behalf of youths and adolescents have been undertaken
to help keep schools a safe environment and to better understand
how to detect and intervene with youths at risk for harm to
themselves or others.
New research is published
every year, month, and nearly every day. Consequently,
what we know about suicide and suicide prevention constantly
evolves and changes. In order to best understand suicide
and suicide prevention, it is essential to update your knowledge
with current research information.
Internal
links are provided to easily locate information that applies
to teachers and What researchers are doing. You will
find numerous research resources, like statistics, clinical
trials, and research institutions.
Information
on research studies, papers, articles, and tools are also
available through the Tailored Search.
The
following resources are examples of information available
for teachers in the What researchers are doing area of this
Web site.
Psychiatric
and Family Problems and Teen Suicide Risk
“Suicide
rates among teens are on the rise in the United States, and
suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What factors place teens at greater risk for committing suicide?...”
From:
KidsHealth, the largest Web site providing doctor-approved
health information about children from before birth through
adolescence. KidsHealth was created by The Nemours Foundation's
Center for Children's Health.
The
HYVPC received funding from the Centers for Disease Control
& Prevention in October of 2000. The HYVPC is based in
the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard
School of Public Health, and their focus is on research partnerships
and violence prevention within communities.
The
following HYVPC Web pages offer additional information on
HYVPC research projects:
