Suicide by Teenagers in Middle School: A Postvention Team Approach
✍ Scribed by Mary Finn Maples; Jill Packman; Paul Abney; Richard F. Daugherty; John A. Casey; Linde Pirtle
- Book ID
- 102281315
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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✦ Synopsis
Volumes have been written (American Association of Suicidology, 1998) and programs have been developed (Befrienders International, 2000) to deal with the prevention of and intervention for teen suicides in middle school. Less prominent is attention to postvention efforts in the aftermath of these acts. The authors describe a child's suicide through the eyes of the school counselor, identify issues unique to teenagers, present symptoms common to presuicidal youth, and suggest a postvention CAPT (counselors, administrators, parents, and teachers)Team Approach.