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Some recent nonrandom surveys of self-identified transgender people indicate that up to one-third reported attempting suicide at least once, with higher rates for youth and young adults than for older adults. 3 Moreover, suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth ages 15 to 24, and LGBT youth are more likely to attempt suicide than ...
After a suicide attempt, it is important to take care of the people surrounding the youth in addition to the youth. 1 Actions after an attempt can help prevent additional suicides by lessening the effects and monitoring warning signs for suicide and mental health challenges that can be associated with increased risk for suicide. Resources are ...
youth.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related ...
The terms mental health promotion and prevention have often been confused. Promotion is defined as intervening to optimize positive mental health by addressing determinants of positive mental health before a specific mental health problem has been identified, with the ultimate goal of improving the positive mental health of the population.
youth.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related ...
Youth serving opportunities and partnerships at the state and local level tell us that using Grants.gov to find funding opportunities to serve youth and their families is a challenge. youth.gov is happy to announce the launch of the new tool that helps to solve this problem by allowing users to search for grants for programs that specifically serve youth and their families.
This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) shares data on mechanisms of suicide (e.g., firearm, poisoning, and suffocation) and related case fatality rates among young people. This fact sheet is designed to guide comprehensive suicide prevention programs. The resource provides: Data on adolescent suicide rates among U.S. adolescents aged 10-19 years
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However, more recently there has been research on resiliency and protective factors, which offers a strength-based focus on LGBTQ+ youth well-being. For instance, LGBTQ+ youth who have access to spaces that affirm their sexual orientation and gender identity report lower rates of attempting suicide 4 and experiencing supportive environments. 5
Suicide Safe is a free app that can help primary care and mental health providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice and address suicide risk among their patients. The app can help providers learn how to assess suicidal risk, provide information and resources to patients, start conversations with patients who may need ...