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ERIC Number: EJ634686
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The Suicidal Student.
Schlozman, Steven C.
Educational Leadership, v59 n2 p81-82 Oct 2001
Suicide among U.S. youth has quadrupled during the past 50 years; each year 2 percent of girls and 1 percent of boys attempt suicide. The most common precipitant is an interpersonal conflict or loss. Suicidal comments and other perceived risks should be treated as an emergency. (MLH)
Descriptors: Conflict, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Risk, Self Injurious Behavior, Suicide, Teacher Responsibility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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