Clearinghouse: Teenage Suicide
Clearinghouse Homepage
Title: Long-term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
Organization: Australian Institute of Family Studies
Author(s): Paul E. Mullen, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Monash University, and Director of Victorian Forensic Mental Health Services and Jillian Fleming, Visiting Fellow at the National Center for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra ACT.
Date Posted: 1997
Link: www.aifs.gov.au/nch/issues9.html
Review: This website has a lot of good information. It is very easy to use because it breaks everything into sections. There are 19 sections you can click on, and will send you to that section of the web page. It has a good section on the long-term mental health of abused children. It includes various factors of abuse like alcohol, and families that could be at risk for abuse. Also this website has various links at the bottom of the page where you can look at more topics from the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Reviewed by: Brennan Conway from Dr. Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: Mental Health Journal
Organization: Therapist Finder.net
Author(s): C. J. Newton, MA, Learning Specialist
Date Posted: April, 2001
Link: www.therapistfinder.net/Child-Abuse/Survivors-Childhood-Abuse.html
Review: This specific site is brief, but it has some good information about long term effects of abuse. It has almost thirty different links on the topic of child abuse. You can access anything from stories about child abuse, to how to spot child abuse, and you can even get information on how to report it. The author provides references for his work throughout the article so you can look at where he is getting the information from.
Reviewed By: Brennan Conway from Dr. Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Development, Administration for Children and Families
Author(s): National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
Date Posted: 2005
Link: www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.cfm
Review: This website has a lot of information about the topic of long term effects of child abuse. It lists many factors of abuse, and it provides physical as well as emotional problems adults may face. It separates the information on the web page very well. The information on the site is broken up into easy to understand sections. It provides a long list of resources that have links to them and can be accessed right from the page. It also lets the readers know that there are other agencies that look into this, and it provides places you can report these kinds of abuse. On the left side of the page there are links where you can ask questions, give suggestions, or learn more about the website. You can also get a subscription to the e-mail service they have, and get updates and new articles sent to you.
Reviewed By: Brennan Conway from Dr. Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: "About Teen Suicide"
Organization: KidsHealth
Author(s): N/A
Date Posted: Last reviewed June 2005
Link: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/suicide.html
Review: KidsHealth provides information about health problems and answers that arise during a person's life. There are three main areas that the website cover; kids, teens, and parents. Each area focuses on their age and has many articles and content about everyday problems. Experts review all the content before posted on the web site. This particular article was originally reviewed by David Sheslow, PhD and Steven Dowshen, MD. It was updated and reviewed by Matthew K. Nock, PhD in June 2005. This article provides phone numbers for teens in need of help. It also has related articles and additional resources with their links.
Reviewed by: Andrea Vuchenich from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 129 class
Title: "Suicide and Children"
Organization: HealthyPlace.com Depression Community
Author(s): None indicated
Date Posted: Last updated in 2006.
Link: http://www.healthyplace.com/COMMUNITIES/Depression/children_9.asp
Review: This web site gives you up-to-date information about depression, such as, what it is, the myths, and how to deal with it. The site has many audio and video clips that you can watch about teen suicide and depression. It also includes many links to other hotlines and web sites dealing with suicide.
Reviewed by: Andrea Vuchenich from Dan Lago's Spring 2006 HDFS 12
