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e constructively. This is even more important during adolescence, as most the impact of the environment on the distress and suicidal behaviour of children and adolescents 95
young people do not yet have as much experience with similar situations and
therefore do not have a wide range of possible coping strategies.
Conclusions
Suicide is often just the end of a complex process that may have begun long be-
fore the actual act, and in the course of which the decision to die by suicide has
changed, sometimes more, sometimes less. In this paper, we have examined the
environmental factors that significantly influence the process in children and
adolescents either as protective factors or as risk factors.
There are differences in which risk and protective factors are most im-
portant or have the greatest influence on the well-being of children and adoles-
cents. For this reason, we have presented those that can be influenced with ap-
propriate interventions.
Due to the complexity of suicidal behaviour, prevention measures need
to be carefully planned and adapted to the understanding of the specific risk
group (van der Feltz-Cornelis et al., 2011). Suicide in children and adolescents
can be prevented. In this regard, peers, the school environment, the media and
the wider community make an important contribution to prevention by dis-
cussing and reporting on these issues appropriately and empowering young
people to resolve difficulties and find help. This can help create a safe environ-
ment for honest conversations and show that even major problems and hard-
ships can be solved.
References
BARAK, A. and GROHOL, J. M., 2011. Current and Future Trends in Inter-
net-Supported Mental Health Interventions. Journal of Technology in Hu-
man Services, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 155–196.
BARZILAY, S., BRUNSTEIN KLOMEK, A., APTER, A., CARLI, V., WAS-
SERMAN, C., HADLACZKY, G., HOVEN, C. W., SARCHIAPONE,
M., BALAZS, J., KERESZTENY, A., et al., 2017. Bullying Victimization
and Suicide Ideation and Behavior Among Adolescents in Europe: A
10-Country Study. Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 179–186.
BIDDLE, L., DONOVAN, J. L., HAWTON, K., KAPUR, N. and GUNNELL,
D., 2008. Suicide and The Internet. BMJ, vol. 336, no. 7648, pp. 800–802.
BRIDGE, J. A., GREENHOUSE, J. B., RUCH, D., STEVENS, J., ACKERMAN,
J., SHEFTALL, A. H., HOROWITZ, L. M., KELLEHER, K. J. and CAM-
PO, J. V., 2020. Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons
Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series
Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psy-
chiatry, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 236–243.
young people do not yet have as much experience with similar situations and
therefore do not have a wide range of possible coping strategies.
Conclusions
Suicide is often just the end of a complex process that may have begun long be-
fore the actual act, and in the course of which the decision to die by suicide has
changed, sometimes more, sometimes less. In this paper, we have examined the
environmental factors that significantly influence the process in children and
adolescents either as protective factors or as risk factors.
There are differences in which risk and protective factors are most im-
portant or have the greatest influence on the well-being of children and adoles-
cents. For this reason, we have presented those that can be influenced with ap-
propriate interventions.
Due to the complexity of suicidal behaviour, prevention measures need
to be carefully planned and adapted to the understanding of the specific risk
group (van der Feltz-Cornelis et al., 2011). Suicide in children and adolescents
can be prevented. In this regard, peers, the school environment, the media and
the wider community make an important contribution to prevention by dis-
cussing and reporting on these issues appropriately and empowering young
people to resolve difficulties and find help. This can help create a safe environ-
ment for honest conversations and show that even major problems and hard-
ships can be solved.
References
BARAK, A. and GROHOL, J. M., 2011. Current and Future Trends in Inter-
net-Supported Mental Health Interventions. Journal of Technology in Hu-
man Services, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 155–196.
BARZILAY, S., BRUNSTEIN KLOMEK, A., APTER, A., CARLI, V., WAS-
SERMAN, C., HADLACZKY, G., HOVEN, C. W., SARCHIAPONE,
M., BALAZS, J., KERESZTENY, A., et al., 2017. Bullying Victimization
and Suicide Ideation and Behavior Among Adolescents in Europe: A
10-Country Study. Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 179–186.
BIDDLE, L., DONOVAN, J. L., HAWTON, K., KAPUR, N. and GUNNELL,
D., 2008. Suicide and The Internet. BMJ, vol. 336, no. 7648, pp. 800–802.
BRIDGE, J. A., GREENHOUSE, J. B., RUCH, D., STEVENS, J., ACKERMAN,
J., SHEFTALL, A. H., HOROWITZ, L. M., KELLEHER, K. J. and CAM-
PO, J. V., 2020. Association Between the Release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons
Why and Suicide Rates in the United States: An Interrupted Time Series
Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psy-
chiatry, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 236–243.
