This primer provides a brief overview of the importance of risk and protective factors as they relate to suicide and offers guidance about how communities can best use them to decrease suicide risk.
SPRC Library & Resources
Understanding risk and protective factors for suicide: A primer for preventing suicide
File
Creator
Rodgers, P.
Publisher
Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
Date published
2011
Full Text Online
Yes
Formats
Reports/Papers
Topics
Risk and Protective Factors
Suicide Prevention 101
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