Presenter(s)

• Caroline Blach, Baylor University

Abstract

Rates of youth suicide are rising rapidly, eliciting the need for further research regarding protective factors. The current examined the relationship between adolescent dating violence and suicidal ideation using school connectedness as a protective factor using secondary data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n=3985). Results and implications for school psychologists are discussed at length, as well as directions for future research.