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What researchers are doing of interest to Teachers
 
Introduction

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.

Resources

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.

What researchers are doing: Research resources


Research News

 

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.

http://kidshealth.org/research/suicide_risk.html


Research Institutions

 

Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center (HYVPC)

 

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:

 

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/prevention.html

Home Page

 

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/research_large.html

Large research project on youth suicide and suicide ideation

 

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/research_seed.html#suicide

Small research projects on suicide


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