Globally, there is a serious public health issue with suicide. However, the suicide statistics do not include suicide attempts or fatalities from unpredictable causes, many of which should also be counted as suicides. It is important to not undervalue the severity of the suffering brought on by suicide. A conservative estimate of six suicide survivors, including family members, friends, professional counselors, and other care providers, are present for every suicide death. There are also an estimated 25 additional nonfatal suicide attempts for every suicide death. It will become clear that official suicide rates are the tip of the iceberg if we take into account people who live with suicidal thoughts in addition to the limitations of national and international statistics to record many cases of suicide that are not declared as such. This calls attention to a serious issue.
A study area that tries to prevent suicide among teenagers and young adults is suicide prevention in the educational context. The educational setting is a privileged one for conducting preventative efforts and spotting potential instances of susceptibility. Schools, high schools, secondary institutions, and universities, where young people spend important years of their early decades of life, can be important places to set the groundwork for behaviors that pro-mote help-seeking, suicide prevention, and mutual support to strengthen the preventative strategy and conduct targeted treatments, those at risk of suicide must be identified and identified early. The second decade of life is when suicidal ideation, plan, or intention are most likely to occur. This condition may have gotten worse during the pandemic-related state of panic. Socially, there isn't much of a tradition of treating this problem preventively. Suicide prevention programs are hampered by the false belief that discussing the topic with kids may encourage suicidal conduct. Resistance and myths make it difficult to comprehend those who consider suicide as a way to end their suffering.
The suicide phenomenon is a complex, multifactorial phenomenon that requires interdisciplinary approaches drawing from different sciences such as health, education, and psychology. All levels of action, mainly prevention, but also intervention and postvention, are relevant.
The social, economic, and human impact of actions that help preserve life in the face of adversities caused by poor mental health management is inestimable. We welcome papers that assess initiatives aimed at transforming educational contexts into environments that provide an atmosphere of real support for suicide prevention.
The Research Topic covers quantitative and qualitative approaches to:
• Educational interventions that may reduce the suicide risk
• Educational interventions that raise awareness regarding suicide
• Educational interventions that promote help seeking and/or mutual support behavior
• Assessment of educational programs for suicide prevention, intervention, or postvention
• Resource and good practices’ assessment
• Psychological first aid and crisis management
Globally, there is a serious public health issue with suicide. However, the suicide statistics do not include suicide attempts or fatalities from unpredictable causes, many of which should also be counted as suicides. It is important to not undervalue the severity of the suffering brought on by suicide. A conservative estimate of six suicide survivors, including family members, friends, professional counselors, and other care providers, are present for every suicide death. There are also an estimated 25 additional nonfatal suicide attempts for every suicide death. It will become clear that official suicide rates are the tip of the iceberg if we take into account people who live with suicidal thoughts in addition to the limitations of national and international statistics to record many cases of suicide that are not declared as such. This calls attention to a serious issue.
A study area that tries to prevent suicide among teenagers and young adults is suicide prevention in the educational context. The educational setting is a privileged one for conducting preventative efforts and spotting potential instances of susceptibility. Schools, high schools, secondary institutions, and universities, where young people spend important years of their early decades of life, can be important places to set the groundwork for behaviors that pro-mote help-seeking, suicide prevention, and mutual support to strengthen the preventative strategy and conduct targeted treatments, those at risk of suicide must be identified and identified early. The second decade of life is when suicidal ideation, plan, or intention are most likely to occur. This condition may have gotten worse during the pandemic-related state of panic. Socially, there isn't much of a tradition of treating this problem preventively. Suicide prevention programs are hampered by the false belief that discussing the topic with kids may encourage suicidal conduct. Resistance and myths make it difficult to comprehend those who consider suicide as a way to end their suffering.
The suicide phenomenon is a complex, multifactorial phenomenon that requires interdisciplinary approaches drawing from different sciences such as health, education, and psychology. All levels of action, mainly prevention, but also intervention and postvention, are relevant.
The social, economic, and human impact of actions that help preserve life in the face of adversities caused by poor mental health management is inestimable. We welcome papers that assess initiatives aimed at transforming educational contexts into environments that provide an atmosphere of real support for suicide prevention.
The Research Topic covers quantitative and qualitative approaches to:
• Educational interventions that may reduce the suicide risk
• Educational interventions that raise awareness regarding suicide
• Educational interventions that promote help seeking and/or mutual support behavior
• Assessment of educational programs for suicide prevention, intervention, or postvention
• Resource and good practices’ assessment
• Psychological first aid and crisis management
