Suicide intervention: Training, roles, and knowledge of school psychologists

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-170

  Debski, Jennifer ^a   Spadafore, Candy Dubord ^b   Jacob, Susan ^c   Poole, Debra A ^c   Hixson, Michael D ^c  

^a Wyoming Public Schools   (United States)

^b Farmington Public Schools   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847786986     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20213     Document Type: Article

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