New Perspectives on Suicide Prevention and Postvention in Adolescents and Young Adults
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (16 May 2023) | Viewed by 3022
Special Issue Editors
2. Millennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago 8380455, Chile
3. Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP), Santiago 7820436, Chile
Interests: adolescent and youth mental health; depression; suicide prevention; internet-based interventions; e-mental health
2. Millennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago 8380455, Chile
3. Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality (MIDAP), Santiago 7820436, Chile
Interests: self-harm; non-suicidal self-injury; suicide prevention; depression; social determinants of health; digital mental health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Self-injury and suicidal thoughts as well as behaviors are common among adolescents and young adults, and suicide is the second leading cause of death in this population group.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the current knowledge on adolescent and youth suicide prevention as well as postvention. Submissions addressing adolescent and youth suicidal behaviors in different cultural contexts and studies on prevention and postvention strategies applied in different settings (clinical, educational, occupational, and community) are welcome.
Contributions are expected to address the experiences of adolescents and youth from clinical or community samples, including specific groups (indigenous and LGBTQ+ youth, among others), and discuss current challenges in terms of research, clinical practice, and the implementation of specific interventions. Contributions may address different prevention approaches (universal, selective, or indicated) and different types of prevention or postvention interventions (gatekeeper training programs, digital interventions, survivor support strategies, etc.).
Proposals should constitute original research (theoretical or empirical) or literature reviews from psychology, psychiatry, and public health, as well as from the social sciences and medical humanities.
Prof. Dr. Vania Martínez Nahuel
Dr. Álvaro Jiménez Molina
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mental health
- self-injury
- suicidal behavior
- suicide prevention
- postvention
- suicide bereavement
- adolescents
- young adults
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