Implications of national suicide trends for social work practice with black youth

被引：10
作者：
Joe S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
来源：
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal | 2006年 / 23卷 / 4期
关键词：
Black youth; Clinical practice; Suicidal behavior; Suicide;
D O I：
10.1007/s10560-006-0064-7
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摘要：
Although homicide is the leading cause of death for African-Americans aged 15-24, suicide is silently claiming the lives of many African-American youth, males in particular. Given the disproportionate number of African-American adolescents in many of the primary human service institutions, it is important to increase social workers' understanding of the nature and trends in self-destructive behaviors of this population. This paper presents the descriptive epidemiological trend data on African-American adolescent suicide completion and parasuicidal behavior, reviews current explanatory hypotheses, highlights important risk and protective factors, and outlines several culturally-congruent practice guidelines for working with suicidal African-Americans adolescents. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2006.
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页码：458 / 471
页数：13
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