Tracking a movement: U.S. Milestones in suicide prevention

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-85

  Spencer Thomas, Sally ^a   Jahn, Danielle R ^b  

^a Carson J Spencer Foundation   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUICIDE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOTLINES; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856934286     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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