National Conference on Risk Factors for Youth Suicide (IN: Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Youth Suicide. Volume 1: Overview and Recommendations) - Centre for Suicide PreventionCentre for Suicide Prevention

Year: 1989 Source: Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, January 1989. p.59-62 SIEC No: 19890934

Experts commissioned by the Task Force catalogued, analyzed, & synthesized the literature on factors linked to youth suicide. Using this & 2 other sources, the Task Force determined the biochemical, psychological, & social factors most clearly linked to youth suicide. Some of these factors are substance abuse, parental loss & family disruption, & familial characteristics. Understanding the risk factors is essential to creating effective prevention strategies the Task Force believes. (CM)

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National Conference on Risk Factors for Youth Suicide (IN: Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Youth Suicide. Volume 1: Overview and Recommendations)