Key points

The incidence of suicide in increasing among adolescents.

Take a teen's talking about suicidal thoughts seriously.

There are therapy techniques that reduce suicide attempts in teens.

Remember the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, staffed by trained counselors 24/7; to get help, call 988.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in people aged 10 to 24 (Hus, 2024). In 2024, about 2.4 million U.S. teens had serious suicidal thoughts, and about 700,000 attempted suicide.

For this age group, the leading cause of death is accidents (unintentional car crashes, drug overdoses, poisonings, and drownings). However, some of these "accidents" are suicides. For example, a suicidal person may deliberately drive their car into a tree; later, this may be interpreted as an accident.

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