"Suicide is a major public health problem. Each year, more than 30,000 Americans take their own lives. Among adolescents, suicide ranks as the third leading cause of death, behind unintentional injury and homicide. In 2001, 4,234 youth between the ages of 10 and 24 took their own lives, accounting for nearly 12 percent of all deaths for this age group. Despite declines among all age groups nationwide, for adolescents between the ages of 15 and19 the suicide rate has increased by 6 percent, and among children between the ages of 10 and 14, the rate has increased by more than 100 percent." Read more...
"If it weren't for Trackademics, Tre Johnson fears he may not be alive today..." Read more...
How can occupational therapist help promote and advocate for these programs in our community?
How do occupational therapist currently address teen suicide in our current practice?
Dinh, E. (2012, February, 24). Teens credit after-school program with saving lives. Retrieved February 24, 2012 from http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Teens-credit-after-school-program-with-changing---even-saving---lives-140380153.html
Herman, M. (2012) National conference of state legislatures: teen suicide prevention. Retrieved February 27, 2012 from http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/teen-suicide-prevention.aspx
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