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Four-step Approach to address public health problems like suicide:
Step 1: Define the problem
Step 2: Identify risk and protective factors
Step 3: Develop and test prevention strategies
Step 4: Ensure widespread adoption

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- Centers for Disease Control. Understanding Suicide. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Division of Violence Prevention. 2015.

Update
Substance Use, Racial/Ethnic Identity,
and Suicidal Ideation During COVID-19
Lockdown in an International Adult Sample

- Jadir, D. S., & Anderson-Carpenter, K. D. (2022). Substance use, racial/ethnic identity, and suicidal ideation during COVID-19 lockdown in an international adult sample. Journal of psychiatric research, 155, 443–450.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Horon, R., Williams, S. N., McManus, T., & Roberts, J. (2018). The Culture and Protective Suicide Scale for Incarcerated Persons (CAPSSIP): A measure for evaluating suicide risk and protection within correctional populations. Psychological Services, 15(1), 45–55.

Miller, D. N. (2014). Levels of responsibility in school-based suicide prevention: Legal requirements, ethical duties, and best practices. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 9(3), 15–18.

Mishara, B. L. (2008). Reconciling clinical experience with evidence-based knowledge in suicide prevention policy and practice [Editorial]. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 29(1), 1–3.

Picard, E. H., & Rosenfeld, B. (2021). How clinicians incorporate suicide risk factors into suicide risk assessment. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 42(2), 100–106.

Stanley, I. H. (2021). Advancements in the understanding of PTSD and suicide risk: Introduction to a special section. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 13(7), 723–724.

Yip, P. S. F. (2011). Towards evidence-based suicide prevention programs [Editorial]. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 32(3), 117–120.

QUESTION 5
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