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Suicide - High School

March 2005

 

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Do you think the following figure is about right: "In 1999, more than 19 percent of teenagers either attempted suicide or had a serious plan to kill themselves?" yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes   yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no no yes yes yes  
Did our class discussion on this topic have an influence on how you see the numbers? not really no   no yes   yes yes     I believe it is higher than reported somewhat no no no no yes yes went to another lecture that expanded on this troubling trend no yes  
Did our class discussion make you believe that more people are contemplating suicide than you had originally anticipated? not really no   no no   yes yes   no no no no yes yes no no I thought there are many contemplating suicide yes no no yes  
                                             

In 1999, more than 19 percent of teenagers either attempted suicide or had a serious plan to kill themselves.
From "Yes, Your Teen is Crazy: Loving your kid without losing your mind," by Michael J. Bradley.  Norwich bulletin article, "An Attitude of Listening"  2/3/05

In 1975 CDC presents higher suicide statistics:
• 24.1% of students had thought seriously about attempting suicide .
• 17.7% of students had made a specific plan to attempt suicide .
• 8.7% of students had attempted suicide .
• 2.8% of students had made a suicide attempt which resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that required medical attention 
quoted from http://www.dianedew.com/suistats.htm