Title: Statistics on College and Teen Suicides
Headings: College and Teen Suicide Statistics
College and Teen Suicide Statistics
Young Adult Suicide Statistics
Risk Factors
Warning Signs
What Colleges Are Doing
How Parents and Family Can Help
Stay Involved
Keep in Touch
Ask Open-Ended Questions
Promote Self-Care
Share Your Struggles
Monitor Social Media
What to Do in a Crisis

Content: You could hardly design a more stressful atmosphere, particularly when depression or other mental health issues enter the picture. Young Adult Suicide Statistics
In a recent study published in Depression and Anxiety of more than 67,000 college students from more than 100 institutions, one in five students have had thoughts of suicide, with 9% making an attempt and nearly 20% reporting self-injury. 2 ﻿ One in four students reported being diagnosed with a mental illness. 2 ﻿
Suicides among girls ages 15 to 19 doubled from 2007 to 2015, when it reached its highest point in 40 years while the suicide rate for boys ages 15 to 19 grew by 30% from 2007 to 2015. 3 ﻿ Meanwhile, suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. 4 ﻿
Risk Factors
The primary risk factors that have been identified for teen and adolescent suicide include the following: A prior suicide attempt
A sense of isolation and lack of support
Access to a suicide method
Impulsivity issues
Major depression
Physical illness
Poor coping skills
Severe personality disorders
Substance use issues
Traumatic or stressful life events
Warning Signs
Recognizing the warning signs of suicide is one way to protect your teen or adolescent from suicide. According to the Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education (SA/VE) website, the following may indicate that your loved one urgently needs help: Disregard for personal appearance
Giving away possessions or getting affairs in order
Having several accidents resulting in injury
Obsession with guns or knives
Poor academic performance
Preoccupation with death (such as in music, literature, drawings, or letters)
Risk-taking behavior (reckless driving, carelessness around bridges, cliffs, or balconies, or walking in front of traffic)
Severe mood swings
Statements of hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness. (" Life is useless," "Everyone would be better off without me," "It doesn't matter;