In addition to the websites featured on this site, below is a list of references that were specifically used in the creation of this site. For those interested in learning more about the complex topic of suicide, these materials also provide additional information not featured on this website.
Haberyan, A. & Kibler, J. (2007). Suicide prevention training manual: Northwest Missouri State University.WebsitesUniversity of Missouri Counseling Center. (2007). Stop. Listen. Ask. How to Help a Friend Who May Be Suicidal (Brochure). Columbia, Missouri.
Center for Disease Control. (2007). Suicide trends among youths and young adults aged 10--24 Years --- United States, 1990—2004. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved January 12, 2009 from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5635a2.htm.
Cochran, S.D., & Mays, V.M. (2000). Lifetime prevalence of suicide symptoms and affective disorders among men reporting same-sexual partners. Results from NHANES III. American Journal of Public Health, 90(4), 573-578.
Duarté-Vélez, Y. M., & Bernal, G. (2007). Suicide behavior among Latino and Latina adolescents: Conceptual and methodological issues. Death Studies, 31, 435-455.
Gibbs, J. T. (1997). African-American suicide: A cultural paradox. In A. A. Leenaars, R. W. Maris, & Y. Takahashi (Eds.). Suicide: Individual, Cultural, International Perspectives (pp. 60-67). New York: Guilford Press.
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. (December 12, 2007). Stopping suicides: Mental health challenges within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved on January 12, 2009 from http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?NewsID=167.
Keteyian, A. (November 13, 2007). Suicide epidemic among veterans. CBS News.com. Retrieved January 12, 2009 from http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/13/cbsnews_investigates/main3496471.shtml.
Keteyian, A. (April 21, 2008). VA hid suicide risk, internal e-mails show. CBS News.com. Retrieved January 12, 2009 from http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/21/cbsnews_investigates/main4032921.shtml.
King, M., Semlyen, J., Tai, S.S., Killaspy, H., Osborn, D., Popelyuk, D., & Nazareth, I. (2008). A systemic review of mental disorder, suicide, and deliberate self-harm in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. BMC Psychiatry, 8(70).
Leong, F. T., Leach, M. M., Yeh, C., & Chou, E. (2007). Suicide among Asian Americans: What do we know? What do we need to know? Death Studies, 31, 417-434.
Morian, C. (August 18, 2008) Suicide in Asian Americans. Medicalnewstoday.com. Retrieved January 12, 2009 from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118516.php.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center. (2008). Suicide Risk and Prevention for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. Newton, MA: Author. Retrieved on January 20, 2009 from http://www.sprc.org/library/SPRC_LGBT_Youth.pdf .
Utsey, S. O., Hook, J. N., & Stanard, P. (2007). A re-examination of cultural factors that mitigate risk and promote resilience in relation to African American suicide: a review of the literature and recommendations for future research. Death Studies, 31, 399-416.
Active Minds on Campus
http://www.activemindsoncampus.org/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm...National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention.shtmlNational Strategy for Suicide Prevention
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/The Jed Foundation
http://www.jedfoundation.org/South Dakota Suicide Prevention
http://www.sdsuicideprevention.org/Suicide Prevention Resource Center
http://www.sprc.org/Suicide Prevention: Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
http://www.dmh.missouri.gov/cps/issues/suicide.htm