Keywords
Older adult suicide, suicide risk assessment, aging and suicide, negative self-ageism, suicide prevention
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Abstract
This chapter examines older adult suicide and its risk factors such as increased health challenges, isolation and loneliness, and negative self-ageism. It highlights older adult suicide as a preventable cause of death. It provides practical tools for suicide assessment, intervention, and prevention, using non-stigmatizing language.
Original Citation
This chapter is part of an in-progress open textbook, with the working title Anti-Ageism Social Work; Lihua Huang, Sally Pelon, and Scott Berlin, eds.
ScholarWorks Citation
Smith, Kristen, "Chapter 11: Suicide and Ageism: Understanding Risk and Tools for Prevention" (2025). Books and Contributions to Books. 6.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/sw_books/6
