Suicide Ideation in at Risk Youth and Adolescents
Suicide ideation and attempts are a part of a continuum of suicidal behaviors, and are among the strongest predictors of death by suicide in youth and adolescents (Fraser, 2015). The rates of suicide have increased over the last 70 years. In the 1950’s through the 1960’s, rates were as low as 5.2 percent for every 100,000 people (Fraser, 2015). These rates however, steadily increased from the 1970’s and 1980’s until the turn of the century (Fraser, 2015). People that are […]
