预防自杀

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预防自杀

自杀是 a complex public health challenge involving many biological, 心理, 社会, 文化决定因素. 自杀是 经常 可预防的, and 菠菜网lol正规平台 is committed to investing energy, 资源, time and intent to supporting those on our campus who may be thinking of suicide or know someone who has died by suicide.  This webpage and the 资源 referenced are intended to instill hope, 提供清晰的, and foster deeper understanding of steps to prevent suicide in our youth. 

根据 National Center for Health Statistics, youth suicide accounts for more deaths in the United States than all natural causes 结合 among 15–24 year-olds and is currently the second leading cause of death for youth .  更具体地说, the suicide death rate (which had been stable from 2000-2007) for youth aged 10–24 increased 56% from 2007 through 2017 (3,4). Particularly significant to note is that suicide rates increased significantly in 42 states and nonsignificantly in 8 states, demonstrating the widespread effects of suicide across the entire nation. Every day, 3,500 adolescents attempt suicide and 35 of them die. Eleven percent of high school students have made at least one suicide attempt, while 40 percent have indicated serious suicidal thoughts.  In 2019, 47,511 Americans died by suicide with an additional 1.3800万次自杀企图.  Rates of suicide attempts by LGBTQ+ youth are 4 times higher than identified heterosexual cisgender youth, and are 4 to 6 times more likely to result in injury, overdose or harm requiring medical intervention.

In 2017, 4,323 Californians (adults and youth) died by suicide.  Predictions suggest that 108,075 Californians attempted suicide and over 1.1 million expressed persistent thoughts of suicide in 2017. In 2017, half of all suicides in California were reported in 5 counties: Los Angeles (21%), Orange (10%), Riverside (8%), San Bernardino (6%), and San Diego (5%) (8). 

学校 are ideal settings to address the topic of suicide and attempt to prevent adolescent suicide because the school provides an environment capable of reaching the largest number of students and therefore represents the highest likelihood that a student potentially at risk for suicidal behavior will be exposed to a prevention strategy. A plan that implements a systematic approach has the potential to increase both emotional and academic performance stability

菠菜网lol正规平台’s comprehensive approach to suicide prevention includes establishing policies and procedures, 培训员工, providing information and in school support for students, disseminating information to parents and the community, 使用筛选工具, responding appropriately to suicide attempts and deaths, and capturing data to drive interventions.