Universal Suicide Prevention in Young People

Review: evidence is lacking about suicide prevention in young people.

Main results Risk factors for suicide include psychopathology, a family history of psychopathology or suicide, adverse life events, abuse and poor socio-economic circumstances. Protective factors include family cohesion and religious belief. Schools based prevention programmes: limited evidence supports training of school staff to recognise students at risk of suicide, and crisis intervention a...

Suicide prevention among young people: Testing an Internet-based program

Suicide and unemployment in young people

Declaration of interest None. Population suicide rates are widely regarded as a measure of a society's social and psychological health (Durkheim, 1897). Thus, any association between unemployment and suicide would appear to offer a forceful indication of the effects upon individuals of the prevailing social, and particularly economic, environment. However, a conflicting picture emerges from ana...

Developing Social Media-Based Suicide Prevention Messages in Partnership With Young People: Exploratory Study

BACKGROUND Social media is increasingly being used by young people for health-related issues, including communicating about suicide. Due to the concerns about causing distress or inducing suicidal thoughts or behaviors, to date young people neither have been engaged in the development of social media-based suicide prevention interventions nor have interventions focused on educating young people...

Online and Social Media Suicide Prevention Interventions for Young People: A Focus on Implementation and Moderation.

OBJECTIVE Suicide remains a major global public health issue for young people. The reach and accessibility of online and social media-based interventions herald a unique opportunity for suicide prevention. To date, the large body of research into suicide prevention has been undertaken atheoretically. This paper provides a rationale and theoretical framework (based on the interpersonal theory of...