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What researchers are doing of interest to Family Members

 
Introduction

Knowing about the latest research including current clinical trials can give family members additional suicide prevention resources and increasingly accurate information on how things like families, individual family members, risk factors, and protective factors impact or are impacted by suicide.

 

While research is often not the first area investigated by family members, it can be an invaluable tool providing current information and the ability to advocate for new and innovative research in the areas of suicide and suicide prevention.  

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 base with current research information.


Resources

Internal links help you to easily locate information that applies to Family Members 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 family members in the What researchers are doing area of this Web site.

What researchers are doing: Research resources


Research News

 

Who Is At Risk for Suicide?

 

“According to David Shaffer, developer of the TeenScreen program and director of Columbia University's division of child and adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics, teens with the following characteristics have an elevated risk of suicide:”

 

From: The Washington Post, newspaper

Who is at risk for suicide? (2003, February 25). The Washington Post, p. F5.  


Statistics

 

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

 

The NCHS is the United States' principal health statistics agency.   The NCHS compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of American people.   The NCHS provides suicide statistics and fact sheets.

 

The following NCHS Web page provides statistics on suicide:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm


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