TY  - SER
AU  - Teevale, Tasileta
AU  - Lee, Arier C-L.
AU  - Tiatia-Seath, Jemaima
AU  - Denny, Simon
AU  - Bullen, Pat
AU  - Fleming, Terry M. 
AU  - Peiris-John, Roshini J. 
AU  - Clark, Terryann C.
ED  - University of Auckland. Adolescent Health Research Group
TI  - Risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviors among Pacific youth in New Zealand
PY  - 2016///
PB  - Hogrefe, 
KW  - FVC
KW  - ADOLESCENTS
KW  - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - MIGRANTS
KW  - PACIFIC PEOPLES
KW  - PASIFIKA
KW  - PROTECTIVE FACTORS
KW  - RISK FACTORS
KW  - SCHOOLS
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - SUICIDE
KW  - VIOLENCE
KW  - YOUNG PEOPLE
KW  - YOUTH2000
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Crisis: the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 2016, 37(5): 335–346; nz
N2  - "Abstract. Background: New Zealand has the second highest youth suicide rate in the OECD and particularly among Pacific New Zealanders, who have a threefold higher risk of suicide attempt compared with the general population. Aims: Protective and risk factors for suicide attempts among New Zealand Pacific adolescents were assessed using data from Youth'12, an adolescent health and well-being survey. Method: This randomly selected nationally representative sample of New Zealand secondary school students included 1,445 Pacific high school students aged 12–17 years. Results: One in 10 (11.6%) Pacific adolescents reported attempting suicide. Risk factors for suicide included: being female, household food insecurity, low levels of family connections and family monitoring, life dissatisfaction, having a religious affiliation, and previous suicide by a family member or friend. Of those who had made a suicide attempt, 71% also experienced both suicide ideation and self-harm. Conclusion: This study suggests that given the high rates of suicide ideation and attempts among Pacific young people, targeted trials for new ways of support should be prioritized for this high-risk group. The Pacific family environment, which continues to be the critical space for intervening, and the school environment, as a provider of health services, were both protective of suicide attempt." (Authors' abstract). Access the website for other data and publications from the Youth2000 survey series. Record #5141
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000396
UR  - https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/faculty/adolescent-health-research-group/publications-and-reports.html
ER  -