Outcomes of School Based Suicide Intervention Programs
Words: 2478 Pages: 8 5141Introduction As reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017), “suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth between the ages of 10 and 24, resulting in approximately 4600 lives lost each year” (“Suicide in Youth”, 2017, p.1). The CDC also reports a concerning prevalence of suicide attempts in youth as shown in the results of the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) indicating that in 2017, 17. 2% of high school students had seriously considered […]