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Analysis of suicide trends finds escalating increases among young females
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31911
Subject(s) - suicide rates , demography , population , psychology , suicide prevention , medicine , environmental health , gerontology , poison control , sociology
While suicide rates have traditionally been higher in male than in female youth, recent mortality data found that what's been considered a historically large gap between male and female youth may be narrowing. The findings underscore the urgency to identify prevention strategies that address the developmental needs of this population, say researchers of the study published May 17 in JAMA Network Open .