Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention

Chapter 1. Introduction: Youth Suicidal Behavior.- Section 1. Theory and Research on Youth Suicide.- Chapter 2. Theories of Suicidal Behavior.- Chapter 3. Early Childhood Adversity, Stress, and Developmental Pathways of Suicide Risk.- Chapter 4. The Neurobiology of Youth Suicide.- Chapter 5. Maternal Depression and Family Suicide History as Risk Factors for Youth Suicide.- Chapter 6. The Relationship Between Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents.- Chapter 7. Suicide, Self-Harm, and the Media.- Chapter 8. Acculturation, Discrimination, and Youth Suicide Risk.- Section 2. Assessment of Youth Suicide.- Chapter 9. Assessment of Adolescent Suicide Risk.- Chapter 10. Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents.- Chapter 11. Suicide Risk Identification and Prevention Through Data Linkage and Informatics.- Section 3. Youth Suicide in Special Populations.- Chapter 12. Risk and Protective Factors to Improve Well-Being and Prevent Suicide Among LGBTQ Youth.- Chapter 13. Suicide Among Incarcerated and Justice Involved) Youth.- Chapter 14. Suicide Among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and Indigenous Populations.- Chapter 15. Suicide Among Asian American Youth.- Chapter 16. The Risk for Suicide Among Adolescents in Foster Care.- Chapter 17. Suicidal Behavior Among Latina Adolescents.- Chapter 18. Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide for African American Youth.- Section 4. Youth Suicide Prevention and Treatment.- Chapter 19. Suicide Prevention Through Community Capacity Building in Resource Poor Areas and Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).- Chapter 20. Tailoring Evidence-Based Interventions for Minority Youth.- Chapter 21. Training Mental Health Providers to Prevent Teen Suicide Using Evidence-Based Approaches.- Chapter 22. Preventing Teen Suicide Through Schools and Primary Healthcare Outreach.- Chapter 23. Promoting Community Conversations to End Suicide.- Chapter 24. Technology-Enhanced

Regina Miranda, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and Director and founding member of the Youth Suicide Research Consortium. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from New York University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center under the mentorship of Dr. David Shaffer, where she specialized in the study of youth suicide ideation. Dr. Miranda's research focuses on understanding why young people think about and attempt suicide, characteristics of adolescent suicide ideation that may inform risk of future suicide attempts, the interplay between culture and cognition in conferring and/or protecting against suicide risk, and how to modify the cognitions that give rise to suicidal thoughts and behavior. She has received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. She has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focused on youth suicidal behavior.



Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College in New York and a founding member of the Youth Suicide Research Consortium. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Binghamton University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania under the mentorship of Dr. Aaron T. Beck where she specialized in the assessment and treatment of suicidal behavior. Dr. Jeglic's research interests are primarily focused on issues broadly related to forensic populations and suicide risk assessment. She has received grants from the National Institute of Justice and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to fund her research. Dr. Jeglic has published more than 125 peer reviewed articles and book chapters focused on suicidal behavior, culture, and individuals involved in the criminal justice system. She is the co-editor of