Youth perceptions of suicide and help-seeking: 'they'd think i was weak or "mental"'

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 699-715

  Curtis, Cate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Help seeking; Higher education; Stigma; Suicide; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149245036     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261003801747     Document Type: Article

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