Young African-American Male Suicide Prevention and Spirituality

ABSTRACT

This article addresses the increased rates of suicide among young African American males during the 1980s and 1990s that has influenced a call for suicide prevention strategies. A review of the literature about substance abuse as a risk factor for the trauma of suicidal behavior and spirituality as a potential protective factor are discussed. An original report of research findings by the authors, which suggest a relationship between spirituality and healthy drug attitudes, are discussed along with implications for suicide prevention programs with young African Americans.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The authors would like to thank the University of Tennessee College of Social Work for their support of this work.

Notes

**Correlation is significant at 0.01 level (two tailed).

*Correlation is significant at 0.05 level (one tailed).