Ring the alarm: The crisis of Black youth suicide in America

Over the last several years, data has emerged indicating an alarming increase in the suicide rates for Black children and teenagers over the past generation. While research has also shown climbing rates for youth from other racial and ethnic groups, this trend in Black youth runs counter to historical data showing lower rates of suicide among Black Americans. It challenges the public perception that Black youth simply do not commit suicide. Additional research about suicidal behaviors has raised questions about whether the path from suicidal thoughts to attempts is well understood in Black youth, and whether we have the knowledge and tools to intervene before the worst happens

The challenging health care issues affecting older African Americans : joint hearing before the Select Committee on Aging and the Congressional Black Caucus, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, September 13, 1991.

"Aging comm. pub. no. 102-846."Shipping list no.: 92-236-P.Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.Item 1009-B-2, 1009-C-2 (MF)Includes bibliographical references (p. 115).Mode of access: Internet

The status of the black elderly in the United States : a report /

Item 1009-B-2, 1009-C-2 (microfiche)S/N 052-070-06332-7"Comm. pub. no. 100-622.""July 1987."Shipping list no.: 87-423-P.Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.At head of title: Committee print.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet

AGENDA-SETTING BY STATE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUSES: POLICY PRIORITIES AND FACTORS OF SUCCESS

As their representation in legislative chambers has increased, black state legislators have organized into caucuses to maximize their policy influence. These caucuses act as policy entrepreneurs in initiating and advancing minority policy goals. The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus is il- lustrative of an emerging force in half the states in moving minority policy issues from the systemic to the formal legislative agenda. Using the 1987 North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus as the research setting, supple- mented with selective data on other state caucuses, this article offers insights into the types of policy initiatives state legislative black caucuses advance. Also, situational and political factors that may foster successful agenda-setting are explored. Copyright 1989 by The Policy Studies Organization.