Date
3-22-2024
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)
Chair
Andrea Barbian-Keith
Keywords
student health survey, adolescent suicide, protective factors, at-risk, mental health, mental health awareness
Disciplines
Counseling
Recommended Citation
Thrasher, Megan Kinsey, "Unlocking Hope: Exploring Suicide Protective Factors through the Georgia Student Health Survey" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5292.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5292
Abstract
The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to determine the relationship between teenage suicide of Georgia public high school students as it relates to school connectedness, peer support, and adult support as determined by the Georgia Student Health Survey (GSHS). The GSHS is an anonymous statewide survey instrument given to secondary Georgia public school students. Archival data from completed GSHS results were used in this analysis. The significance of the research study is to determine if the survey provides reliable information to the Georgia Department of Education and local educational agencies as a useful tool and indicator of potential student suicidality, and potential protective factors of suicidality.
