Approximately every 2 hours one youth commits suicide.
| Gender | |
| • Female adolescents attempt suicide | |
| 3 times more than males. | |
| • Males between 15 and 19 were 4.4 | |
| times more likely than females to complete suicide. | |
Statistics Charts: (click to enlarge)
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Causes
of Death |
Suicide
Rates by Gender |
| Suicide And Adolescents | |
| • Most adolescent suicides occur | |
| after school hours and in the teen’s home. | |
| • The typical profile of an adolescent | |
| nonfatal suicide attempter is a female who ingests pills. | |
| • The typical profile of a completer | |
| suicide is a male who dies from a gunshot wound. | |
| Suicide and Depression | |
| • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | |
| is the psychiatric diagnosis most commonly associated with completed suicide. | |
| • Lifetime risk of suicide among | |
| patients with untreated MDD is nearly 20%. | |
| • About 2/3 of people who complete | |
| suicide are depressed at the time of their death. | |
| • About 7 in every 100 men and 1 in | |
| every 100 women who have been diagnosed with depression at some time in their lives will go on to complete suicide. | |
Who is at risk for suicide?
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Completion of suicide prevention training is required by all Henrico County Public Schools employees every two years. Quizzes will verify understanding of the material, and your name and score will be recorded for verification.
At the end of this training, participants will understand some warning signs and risk factors of suicide, and also what school personnel can do to help.
| Contents: (click tabs above) | |
| 1:
Facts and Figures 2. Warning Signs and Risk Factors 3. Suicide Prevention and the Law 4. Action Steps |
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Why Is This Training
Required?
This is because suicide is the third leading cause
of death for Caucasian Americans
ages 10-19, and it is the fifth leading cause of death for African
Americans aged 10-14. The more you know about suicide in young people,
the more you can help.
