Child and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior, Second Edition

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This comprehensive resource--now revised and expanded--provides school practitioners with an evidence-based framework for preventing and effectively responding to youth suicidal behavior.

This comprehensive resource--now revised and expanded--provides school practitioners with an evidence-based framework for preventing and effectively responding to youth suicidal behavior. David N. Miller guides readers to understand, screen, and assess for suicide risk in students in grades K-12. He presents collaborative strategies for intervening appropriately within a multi-tiered system of support. The book also shows how to develop a coordinated plan for postvention in the aftermath of a suicide, offering specific dos and don'ts for supporting students, parents, and school personnel. User-friendly tools include reproducible handouts; the book's large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

New to This Edition
*Chapter on the roles and responsibilities of the school-based suicide prevention team.
*Significantly revised coverage of screening and suicide risk assessment.
*Situates prevention and intervention within a schoolwide multi-tiered system of support.
*Updated throughout with current data, practical recommendations, and resources.

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Foreword, William M. Reynolds
1. Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents: An Introduction and Overview
2. Youth Suicidal Behavior and the Schools
3. Teamwork, Roles and Responsibilities, and Self-Care in Schools
4. Public Health Approaches to Youth Suicide Prevention
5. Tier 1 School-Based Suicide Prevention Programs for All Students
6. Identifying Tier 2 and Tier 3 Students and Linking Assessment to Intervention
7. Tier 2 and Tier 3 Interventions for At-Risk and High-Risk Students
8. School-Based Suicide Postvention
Epilogue
Appendix. Online Resources
References
Index