This open access book focuses on the public health crisis of youth suicide and provides a
review of current research and prevention practices. It addresses important topics including
suicide epidemiology suicide risk detection in school and medical settings critical cultural
considerations and approaches to lethal means safety. This book offers cutting-edge research
on emerging discoveries in the neurobiology of suicide psychopharmacology and machine
learning. It focuses on upstream suicide prevention research methods and details how
cost-effective approaches can mitigate youth suicide risk when implemented at a universal
level. Chapters discuss critical areas for future research including how to evaluate the
effectiveness of suicide prevention and intervention efforts increase access to mental health
care and overcome systemic barriers that undermine generalizability of prevention strategies.
Finally this book highlights what is currently working well in youth suicide prevention and
just as important which areas require more attention and support. Key topics include: The
neurobiology of suicide in at-risk children and adolescents. The role of machine learning in
youth suicide prevention. Suicide prevention intervention and postvention in schools. Suicide
risk screening and assessment in medical settings. Culturally informed risk assessment and
suicide prevention efforts with minority youth. School mental health partnerships and
telehealth models of care in rural communities. Suicide and self-harm prevention and
interventions for LGBTQ+ youth. Risk factors associated with suicidal behavior in Black youth.
Preventing suicide in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability
(ID). Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention is a must-have resource for policy makers and
related professionals graduate students and researchers in child and school psychology
family studies public health social work law criminal justice sociology and all related
disciplines.
