| Show Gender male Il DEMOGRAPHIC ace Caucasian Firearms availabiity Tocation home Socio-economic Status SES Juvenie Justice School DCFS CPS Il AGENCIES SCHOOL Statistics and Comments 80-007 of Utah youth suicdes are male Gray ot al 1998 Keler 1998 This is consistent with national data Kachu Potter James Powel 1995 of Utah suicides aged 13-21 were Caucasian Gray al unpublisned data Nationally Caucasian youth have the highest suicide rates although suicide rates are increasing most rapidly among young African-Americans males 1998 Firearms are the most common method of death for Utah youth suicide completers Gray et al 1998 Nationally firearms are the most common method of youth suicide for both genders and all ages Kachur et al 1995 Guns were twice as likely to be found in homes of adolescent suicide victims vs homes of attempters Brent etal 1991 Utah youth are most iikely to complete suicide in their home Gray et al 1998 Nationally the most common location of frearm suicide by youth are in the home Brent et al 1993 National data suggests SESnotrisk factor for Caucasian and Hispanic adolescent suicides However African American adolescent suicide completers had significantly higher SES than population controls Gould et al 1996 Statistics and Comments of completed youth suicides in Utah have been invoivedo Juvenie Justice system with multiple minor ofenses patter significanty diferent rom age matched contrls Involvement increases suicide isk ive-fol Gray etal 1998 72 of Utah youth suicide ages 13-18 are enrolled in 5chool Records for 1321 year old suicide completers indicate 39 had received some type of special education evaluation and 47 hadrecord efther of suspension or expulsion Gray etal 1998 41 of completed youth suicides in Utah had contact with DOFS 21 had been referred to Child Protective Services for abuse or neglect Gray et al 1998 There are no national data avalable on government agency contact IV PSYCHOSOCIAL Statistics and Comments Tack of treatment 80-95 are not in treatment at time of eath Brent et al 1988 Shatfer et al 1996 Culture There are distinct gender differences in choosing lethal and non-ethal Chronic stressors methods S adolescents perceive non-fatal suicidal behavioras feminine and fatal suicidal behavior as masculine Canetto 1997 Moscicki 1994 School problems family istory of suGidal behavior and poor parert-chid communication were the most notable among adolescent suicide completers Gould et al 1996 Acute stressor Wany adolescent suicides occur in the Contex ofstressTul fe 6ven such as alossary action a romantic breakup Brent et al 1993 Gould et al 1996 Whie these strossors are experienced by most teens they may be the final straw forteens at isk fo suicide Suicide contagion process where one sucide faciates another small but important contribution to adolescent suicide Hazell 1993 Clusters are more prevalent in ages 15-24 Gould Wallenstein Kieinman Carroll Mercy 1990 Media reports playrole thus the CDC issued media guidelines for the reporting of suicide Carroll Potter 1994 52 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
