Suiucide - Information

Facts / Resources

Suicide Prevention Education Alliance (SPEA): No family should have to bear what Psychologist and author Kay Redfield Jamison describes as "an almost unfathomable kind of loss...Suicide causes in its aftermath a level of confusion and devastation that is, for the most part, beyond description." In most cases, the depression that so often precedes suicide is both recognizable and treatable.

Articles

Suicide increase may not be blip (September 3, 2008, By Misti Crane THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH)
The teen suicide rate had been declining for a decade, so a dramatic increase in 2004 worried experts. They wondered whether the 18 percent increase in suicides among people younger than 20 was the start of a trend or a short-lived bump in the numbers. <Read More> article includes Teen Suicide Warning Signs

The Urge to End it All: Is suicide the deadly result of a deep psychological condition - or a fleeting impulse brought on by opportunity? By Scott Anderson (NYTimes Magazine, July 6, 2008) And then there are those whose act appears born of an immediate crisis, with little or no forethought involved. Just as with homicide, those in the “passion” category of suicide are much more likely to turn to whatever means are immediately available, those that are easy and quick.

Know about suicide, you could save a life: Article gives stats about suicide and what parents can do.

Suicide rate among U.S. girls soars The biggest increase - about 76 percent - was in the suicide rate for 10- to 14-year-old girls.

Responding to a depressed or suicidal student: Step by step information about how to respond in this situation.

Child and Adolescent Suicide (pdf)

Suicide FAQ

What can I do to help? Gives a list for parents and friends

Epilepsy drugs may raise suicide risks, study says

Information from the Family Education site: Link to many articles on teen suicide including warning signs, FAQs, and how you can save a life.