Psychological Issues and Substance Abuse In general, suicide can be attributed to psychological and substance abuse issues. However, most individuals do not view these concepts as relative to adolescents. Mental illness is already so stigmatized in the community; people are in disbelief that adolescents can be facing these issues. There have been several theories that have been developed or applied to adolescent suicide to …show more content…
The article suggests that school-based prevention programs should screen for health-risk behaviors associated with suicide attempts. The article then suggests that these individuals should then be offered referrals and preventative services to these youth (INSERT CITATION). The goal of a school-based program is to train school officials to identify at-risk individuals and to help prevent further adolescent suicide. Furthermore, it is necessary to make the environment safe for adolescents, which will help achieve positive health and education