Provided by David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgeon General of the United States of America
Chapter 3: Children and Mental Health
Overview of Mental Disorders in Children
Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents
Treatment
Suicide
Community-Based Suicide Prevention
Media Counseling
Even though it appears prudent for reporters and editors to minimize coverage of
youth suicide in general and attention to individual suicides (O’Carroll &
Potter, 1994), there is as yet no evidence that these guidelines, issued by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are effective in reducing the
suicide rate.
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