Suicide is the Second Leading Cause of Death Among Teenagers in Alberta (IN: What You Should Know About Alberta Children & Their Families…The Darker Side)

Two pages of a report about Alberta children and families offer a basic introduction to the nature of suicide in Alberta, with emphasis on adolescents and native youth. Graphs & pictorials are used to illustrate the increase in rates between 1951-1976 in Alberta & adolescent suicide rates in 1976 by geographical area. Causative factors are suggested. (JG)