Suicide: Qualitative data from focus group interviews with youth

Coggan, Carolyn; Patterson, Pam; Fill, Jacqui

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(97)00098-1

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“…Providing skills in resolving problems more effectively and reducing the incidence of psychologically destructive factors within the environment are central to his proposal. Coggan, Patterson and Fill (1997) reinforce his view that young people rarely access services and turn to their peers or close friends when in crisis situations. They also identified that barriers to young people attending professional services may be overcome by increasing their knowledge about the services that are available.…”

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Helping Friends: a peer support program for senior secondary schools

Dillon

Swinbourne

2007

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health

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Peer support is used frequently in addressing the health of young people. Helping Friends builds on the existing peer helping networks in schools to improve the availability, accessibility and appropriateness of social and personal support. It increases young people's knowledge of and access to referral options (in and out of school) and assists in the development of a safe and supportive school environment. Twenty-two schools in North Queensland, Australia participated in the program with many participating on several occasions. An evaluation of the Helping Friends program using the Social Provision Scale (Cutrona & Russell, 1987) was undertaken to determine whether there was an increase in perceived social support as hypothesised. Results revealed small yet significant increases along subscales of the Social Provision Scale. Pre and post measures of helping skills and knowledge of helping topics also revealed a significant increase following students' participation in training workshops. The results are discussed in terms of the efficacy of peer support programs for addressing the health needs of young people. The findings can be used to guide secondary schools in making decisions on the value of peer support programs and their application in school and out of school settings.

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Helping Friends: a peer support program for senior secondary schools

Dillon

Swinbourne

2007

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health

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“…Many studies in educational research demonstrate that parents' attitudes to, and involvement in their children's learning influences their children's achievements (Webb & Vulliamy, 1996;Coggan et al, 1997;see Edwards & Aldred, 2000, for a review). Maclure & Walker (2000) caution however that little empirical work has been focused on encounters between parents and teachers, and has not addressed how these relationships might be sustained.…”

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“…An educational institution itself is a place where the majority of young people spend a large part of their lives and what they learn from staff and indeed other students may have far reaching effects (Coggan, Patterson & Fill, 1997;Holland, 1993).…”

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Managing Bereavement in the Classroom: A Conspiracy of Silence?

Lowton

Higginson

2003

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This article reports the impact of students' bereavement and their subsequent management in primary and secondary school classrooms in Southeast London. Thirteen school staff working in inner-city schools took part in in-depth interviews that focused on the impact of bereaved children on the school and how teachers responded to these children.All respondents had previously had contact with a local child bereavement service that aims to provide support, advice, and consultancy to children, their parents, and teachers.Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using ATLAS-ti. Three main themes were identified from analysis of interview data. Firstly, British society, culture, local communities, and the family were significant influences in these teachers' involvement with bereaved students. Secondly, school staff managed bereaved students through contact with other adults and using practical classroom measures such as ''time out'' cards and contact books. Lastly, teachers felt they had to be strong, even when they were distressed. Surprise was expressed at the mature reaction of secondary school students to deaths of others. The article recommends that future research needs to concentrate on finding the most effective way of supporting routinely bereaved children, their families, and teachers.

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“…3,4 Responses of adolescents to peer disclosures vary and are related to their gender, knowledge about suicide, personal history of suicidal ideation, and perceptions of mental illness. [5][6][7][8][9][10] Gould et al 8 found that adolescents with maladaptive coping skills displayed dysfunctional attitudes toward a suicidal friend, whereas those with healthy coping skills were likely to demonstrate helpseeking behaviors. Although adults may consider it imperative that adolescents report at-risk peers to adults, a minority actually do.…”

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“…A few international studies used focus groups previously to study adolescent suicide. 5,10,12 The primary goal of this formative research study was to describe the attitudes and beliefs of adolescents and parents of adolescents, from a variety of backgrounds, regarding adolescent suicide. Specifically, we sought to understand their perceptions of risk, predictability, and preventability of teen suicide.…”

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Attitudes and Beliefs of Adolescents and Parents Regarding Adolescent Suicide

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:Suicide is the third leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States. Suicide prevention efforts often involve environmental modification, such as limiting access to lethal methods, and education, such as recognizing individual risk factors. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study examines the perceptions of adolescents and their parents regarding the risk, predictability, and preventability of teen suicide and explores what participants think about how to prevent suicide. abstract OBJECTIVE: The goal was to understand the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of adolescents and parents of adolescents, from a variety of backgrounds, regarding adolescent suicide. METHODS:This qualitative study used focus groups to elicit the thoughts of distinct sociodemographic groups. A professional moderator guided the sessions by using a semistructured script. All groups were audiotaped. The transcripts and transcript summaries were analyzed for recurrent themes. The study was performed in community centers and schools in Chicago, Illinois (urban), and the Kansas City, Kansas, area (suburban and rural). A total of 66 adolescents (13-18 years of age) and 30 parents of adolescents participated in 13 focus groups. RESULTS:Both adolescents and parents recognized adolescent suicide as a major problem, but not for their own communities. All parent and adolescent groups identified many risk factors for suicide. Most adolescents reported drug and alcohol use as risk factors for suicide. However, parents often viewed drug and alcohol use as normal adolescent behavior. Both adolescent and parent groups suggested securing or removing guns if an adolescent was known to be suicidal. All participants requested information about adolescent suicide. CONCLUSIONS:Adolescents and parents need help understanding that suicide is an underidentified problem in their own communities. Both adolescents and parents are interested in learning more about how to identify and to intervene with a suicidal adolescent. Pediatricians are well positioned to provide this information in the office and in the community.

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Suicide: Qualitative data from focus group interviews with youth

Cited by 44 publications

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Helping Friends: a peer support program for senior secondary schools

Helping Friends: a peer support program for senior secondary schools

Managing Bereavement in the Classroom: A Conspiracy of Silence?

Attitudes and Beliefs of Adolescents and Parents Regarding Adolescent Suicide

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