Important Facts about Adolescent Suicide
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Statistics on Depression and Suicide among Adolescents of College Age, collected by The Jed Foundation (powerpoint) |
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Health, United States, 2004 (pdf) (513 pages): a searchable document containing a chartbook on American health (CDC) |
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Methods of Suicide among Persons Aged 10-19 Years - United States, 1992-2001 (CDC, 2004): a longitudinal analysis of suicide methods. |
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National College Health Assessment of the ACHA . In particular, see highlights from the Spring 2003 survey. |
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Suicide Contagion and the Reporting of Suicide: Recommendations from a National Workshop. Media reporting of suicides and suicide attempts needs to follow these guidelines. |
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See our Suicide
Fact Sheet (22K pdf file) for The Jed Foundation’s complete
list of statistics on college suicide. |
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For an exhaustive review of the literature on college
suicide, look through the “ White
Paper,”(280K pdf file) published by the Suicide Prevention
Resource Center in 2004. |
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U.S. Census estimates for 2003: socioeconomic characteristics. For 2001, data exists on school enrollment by level of school. The pdf (12 pages) document "School Enrollment in the United States" is a comprehensive overview of 2000 data. |

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U.S. suicide statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics are compiled by the American Association of Suicidology. In particular, see their Youth Suicide Fact Sheet (pdf) |
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