Suicide Prevention in Schools

The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 645-660

  Shaffer, David ^a,b   Gould, Madelyn ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Didactic curriculum; Educational goals; School based suicide prevention programmes; Suicidal ideation; Warning signs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949748554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470698976.ch37     Document Type: Chapter

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