Social support, risk-level and safety actions following acute assessment of suicidal youth

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 451-465

  Smith, Deborah ^a   Anderson, Ruth ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0034392368     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005110509931     Document Type: Article

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