After a Suicide: Answering Questions from Students

The author of the article, “After a Suicide: Answering Questions from Students” has very reliable information. Dr. Scott Poland is a Director of Psychological Services at a school in Houston Texas and he is a member of the National Emergency Assistance Team.  It appears Dr. Poland has done research and work on the topic of teen suicide. I would conclude he is a scholarly source. The article is written to give advice to a teacher after a suicide at their school. It addresses the questions students may have, and how to answer in a positive way. This source also explains how a teacher should act and direct students in a way that enforces the prevention of another suicide. This article is written to inform. The beginning is written in a problem solution format. The problem is the suicide and the student’s perspective on it and the solution is how the teacher can calm students and prevent another one. The second part of the article is written in a question answer format. It shows questions students may ask about the suicide, and an appropriate response that isn’t an invasion of the suicide family’s privacy or that is promoting the idea. There are a few statistics but the article doesn’t say where they came from. At the end of the article is suggests other cites for the reader to learn more about teen suicide. This article about teen suicide is a dependable source of information.