Statistics
Suicide is the ________ leading cause of death among youth ages 10-24.
What is third?
Definition of suicide
What is the intentional, direct, and conscious taking of one's own life?
The primary way that we avoid suicidal crises.
What is early prevention?
A person who attempted suicide will always be suicidal. Myth or fact?
What is a myth?
Girls are most likely to choose this method to attempt suicide.
In 2013, suicide was the _________ leading cause of death for persons aged 15-24.
What is second?
Definition of alcohol-induced myopia
What is the focusing on negative aspects of personal situation induced by a state of inebriation?
These three programs are key to primary prevention.
What are mental health programs, youth and teen programs, in addition to family intervention?
Talking about suicide has no bearing on whether or not someone attempts suicide. Myth or fact?
What is fact?
Boys are more likely to choose this method.
What are firearms?
How many young people under 20 commit suicide every day?
What is five?
Definition of a mass cluster suicide.
What is a media related suicide spurned by media depictions of suicide or media coverage of suicides?
Counselors, family members, teachers and administrators are able to do this to begin the process of crisis management.
What is assessing the danger of a suicide threat?
Suicidal people aren't always mentally ill or depressed. Myth or fact?
What is a fact?
1 out of every 5 students that receive these letter grades attempt suicide.
8%, 17%, 13%. These are percentages of high schoolers that have thought, planned, or attempted suicide. Put them in the correct order.
What are:
17% thought about committing suicide
13% planned their suicide attempt
8% have actually attempted
Definition of a point cluster.
What is when a child or adolescent attempts or completes suicide, the act becomes normalized for those around that child or adolescent?
This step is crucial and may require hospitalization or suicide watch.
What is observation?
A person who has considered or attempted suicide will always be suicidal. Myth or fact?
What is myth?
How many times more likely are LGTBQ+ youth to attempt suicide?
What is 4?
This many youths seek treatment for self-inflicted injuries per year.
What is 160,000?
Definition of a protective factor
What is the positive, shielding aspect of a person's life such as a willingness to talk about problems?
If an at-promise youth expresses suicidal ideation, the parents must be notified of the crisis. True or false?
What is true?
What are feelings of support and coping skills?
LGTBQ+ youth are representative of what percentage of all successful youth suicides?