The changing face of youth suicide in Manitoba and the narrow window for intervention: A special report by the Office of the Children’s Advocate April 2015 Manitoba.

While suicide is the ninth leading cause of death for people of all ages in Canada, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young Canadians aged 15-24 (Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto, 2015; Navaneelan, 2012). This high rate of premature death in young people has been on the rise for many years. In 1974, suicide accounted for 9% of all deaths of young Canadians, by 2009, that had risen to 23% of all deaths of Canadian youth (Navaneelan, 2012).