Addressing Discrimination Supports Youth Suicide Prevention Efforts
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth ages 15 to 19 and the second leading cause among youth ages 10 to 14. Child Trend’s brief Addressing Discrimination Supports Youth Suicide Prevention Efforts outlines nationwide surveys’ trends in youth suicide risk, emphasizes the differences in suicide attempts across various states, and presents results from an assessment of state suicide prevention strategies to evaluate their consideration of discrimination as a youth suicide risk factor.