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Creator:: Ware Zooi, Rachel
Abstract:: With growing recognition of adolescence as the time in which suicidal thoughts and behaviors first occur, early identification and intervention systems in schools have become an international priority. Understanding and incorporating language indicators associated with the core psychological and interpersonal processes of adolescent suicidality could provide promising tools for school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Rensi, Matthew T.
Abstract:: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has reached a level of authority and ubiquity within the mental health field. It is the guidance force in insurance reimbursement or coverage for mental health treatment, determinations of disability related to mental health and in determinations of competence to stand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Greaves, Mandy M.
Abstract:: Self-harm is a frightening phenomenon that affects adolescents and young adults all over the world. While non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has a high prevalence rate, it is not a new behavior. One of the earliest documented cases of NSSI was in ancient Greece and it has gained popularity amongst adolescents. NSSI...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Trujillo, Amelia A.
Abstract:: The dominant theme in the literature indicates an increase of weight bias as the weight of the average Americans rises (e.g., Andreyeva, Puhl, & Brownell, 2008; Fryar, Kruszon-Moran, Gu, & Ogden, 2018). Both weight and gender biases can lead to acts of social injustice. The majority of the studies show...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Correa, Nikki C.
Abstract:: Suicide rates in adolescents are at an all-time high in the United States and currently the 2nd leading cause of death in adolescents ages 10-19 (CDC, 2017). School counselors have an ethical obligation to protect students from unforeseeable harm and are often on the front lines of intervening when a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Altiero, Holly J.
Abstract:: Chronic truancy and absenteeism are two considerable issues currently facing our youth at increasing rates nationwide. Quantitative research supporting chronic truancy and absenteeism as national problems is abundant (Hendricks, Sale, Evans, McKinley, and Delozier Carter, 2010). Research indicates that students who identify as truant during the middle school grades and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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