title: School-based suicide prevention: content, process, and the role of trusted adults and peers.
abstract: Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death in youth, and numerous curricula and other prevention and intervention programs have been developed in the last 15 years. Comprehensive suicide prevention planning should include the 4 components of health promotion, prevention/education, intervention, and postvention. School-based suicide prevention and mental health education programs have become more common as an efficient and cost-effective way to reach youth. Process considerations that are based on the principles of therapeutic engagement with patients and families can provide mental health professionals with strategies that can assist education professionals, students, and the larger school community simultaneously.
authors.affiliation: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA. Electronic address: svjoshi@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Shashank V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: School Mental Health Team, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Samantha N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.affiliation: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.affiliation: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barstead
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012572:School Health Services; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Child/adolescent; High-risk behaviors; School mental health; School-based suicide prevention; Suicide prevention; Suicide/self-harm; Supporting alliance