Citation

Bridge JA, Horowitz LM, Fontanella CA, Grupp-Phelan J, Campo JV. Am. J. Prev. Med. 2014; 47(Suppl): S229-S234.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus;

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.amepre.2014.06.001

PMID

25145744

PMCID

PMC4143663

Abstract

The goal of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is to reduce suicide and suicide attempts in the U.S. by 40% in the next decade. In this paper, a public health approach is applied to suicide prevention to illustrate how reductions in youth suicide and suicidal behavior might be achieved by prioritizing research in two areas: (1) increasing access to primary care-based behavioral health interventions for depressed youth and (2) improving continuity of care for youth who present to emergency departments after a suicide attempt. Finally, some scientific, clinical, and methodologic breakthroughs needed to achieve rapid, substantial, and sustained reductions in youth suicide and suicidal behavior are discussed.

Language: en