The impact of universal suicide-prevention programs on the help-seeking attitudes and behaviors of youths

Crisis

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 82-97

  Klimes Dougan, Bonnie ^a   Klingbeil, David A ^a   Meller, Sarah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Help seeking; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE;

EID: 84874830149     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000178     Document Type: Article

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