Adolescents at risk : At-risk indicators ; Risk factors ; Depression alert ; Gay youth at risk ; Cluster suicides -- Obstacles to school-based suicide prevention : Invincibility and the vicissitudes of youth ; The stigma of homosexuality ; Lack of knowledge and curriculum compatibility ; The mental health obstacle ; Political and financial obstacles ; Myths about teen suicide -- Developing a school-based suicide prevention program : Predictability of youth suicide ; Programs ; Youth suicide danger sings ; Additional recommendations ; When a student threatens suicide: do's and don'ts ; Comprehensive school-based suicide prevention program: the basic components ; Test your knowledge of homosexuality -- Inclusive programming for gay youth : Keeping gay youth safe ; Developing nondiscrimination policies and practices ; Homosexuality in the school: attitudes and behaviors ; Heterosexual questionnaire ; Information and access -- Aftermath of a youth suicide : Survivor guilt and social stigma ; Bereavement and recovery ; Dealing with grief -- Managing the crisis of suicide : Building a crisis team ; Developing and implementing a crisis plan ; Activities following the crisis -- Final thoughts.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-85).