Youth Suicide

Most young people who have committed suicide had been experiencing some type of mental illness, mainly major depression or bipolar disorder.

Follow the links below to find information about youth suicide.

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:   Suicide
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Every year around the world, young people lose their lives to suicide. Nearly as many young people die from suicide as die in car accidents.
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   If your friend threatens to end their own life
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   This fact sheet contains some information about what you can do to help a friend if they are feeling suicidal.
Date:   Dec 2011
Title:   Helping your children after a suicide
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   This article is intended for parents whose children or teenagers have experienced the loss of a friend or another student at school through suicide, although much of the information will apply in other situations.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Youth suicide - the warning signs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Suicide threats should always be taken seriously. When dealing with a young person with suicidal thoughts, show support and avoid being judgmental. Predicting suicide is difficult, but sometimes a person may show warning signs. Most young people who complete suicide had told someone of their plans.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Depression
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   We all feel sad and low from time to time. Clinical depression is different. Different people describe depression differently, and it may not feel exactly the same for any two people.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Teenage health
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Health issues that young people can be confronted with include negotiating safer sex and making choices about alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use. Young men are more likely than young women to drink alcohol and take other drugs and are at greater risk of suicide. A negative body image can lead to health problems in young people, including crash dieting, eating disorders and obesity.
Date:   Mar 2012
Title:   Suicide in teenagers - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Most young people who commit suicide have depression. Depression in teenagers is often not as obvious as in adults and it may be difficult to distinguish the warning symptoms from normal teenage angst.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Morbidity of Vietnams veterans: suicide in Vietnam veterans' children: supplementary report no. 1
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The report analyses suicide patterns among Vietnam veterans' children, highlighting time trends, age and sex distribution, location and method of suicide.
Date:   Oct 2001
Title:   National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy: setting the evidence-based research agenda for Australia: a literature review
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   The reviews were commissioned to provide a summary of the current state of research in the area of youth suicide, based on both Australian and international data, and to highlight key gaps in knowledge.
Date:   Mar 1999
Title:   Preventing youth suicide
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Common risk factors for youth suicide are outlined and ways that parents may help prevent suicide in their children are suggested.
Date:   Aug 1997

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