Sexual minority youth perspectives on the school environment and suicide risk interventions: A qualitative study

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-91

  Rutter, Philip A ^a   Leech, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Homophobia; LGBT youth; School; School climate; School counselors; School safety; Suicide; Suicide prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947259312     PISSN: 15410889     EISSN: 15410870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J367v04n01_06     Document Type: Article

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