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Mirick, Rebecca G.; Berkowitz, Larry; McCauley, James; Bridger, Joanna – Children & Schools, 2023
Schools have an important role to play in adolescent suicide prevention. This article describes universal screenings for depression and suicidality as one component of the Signs of Suicide (SOS) program in middle and high schools following the suicide death of a student in the past few years. Of the students screened (N = 7,429), 11.0 percent of…
Descriptors: Suicide, Prevention, At Risk Students, Screening Tests
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Mirick, Rebecca G.; Berkowitz, Lawrence – Children & Schools, 2023
Adolescent suicide is a public health issue with 15 percent of adolescents experiencing the suicide loss of a classmate, acquaintance, or friend. This article reports findings from an online survey of individuals (N = 40) who lost a peer to suicide in middle or high school. The most frequently provided school-based postvention responses were…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Suicide, Adolescents