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Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention Best Practices and Policy Implications

Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention:  Best Practices and Policy Implications is a comprehensive resource addressing youth suicide prevention from a public health perspective.  With chapters authored by experts in the field, this open access book covers many Zero Suicide components, including screening and assessment, safety planning, lethal means counseling, treatment, and postvention.  It also explores practice and policy recommendations for working with schools and supporting diverse populations such as Black, LGBTQIA+, and neurodiverse youth.

Ackerman, J.P. & Horowitz, L.M. Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention: Best Practices and Policy Implications. SpringerBriefs in Psychology: Advances in Child and Family Policy and Practice, 2022.