References
- CDC WISQARS ™ (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
- CDC YRBSS (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System) http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm
- Hayes, L. (2006). Juvenile Suicide in Confinement: A National Survey.Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of JusticePrograms, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Available at www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/213691.pdf
Statistics
- Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people between the ages of 10 and 24.
- 102 people in Tennessee, between the ages of 10 and 24, died by suicide in 2008. That is 1 person every 2 hours.
- Suicide is the most preventable cause of death!
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