Prevention of suicide involves both individuals and communities. 
Among Americans ages 10 to 24, it’s the third-leading cause of death, accounting for about 4,600 deaths a year. One in 11 high school students made a suicide attempt in the past 12 months.
Learn how to respond and discuss suicide with a teenager. Please download and view a PowerPoint presentation from this year’s Kern Cares training titled “Teenage Depression and Suicide.”
“Suicide is NEVER the answer, getting help is the answer.“
If someone needs to talk about suicidal feelings encourage them to call: local mental health crisis hotline 1-800-991-5272 & national suicide prevention hotline 1-800-784-2433 (SUICIDE).
Resources:
- Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Depression
- Depression in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Characteristics, Assessment and Prevention
- Depression in Children and Teens
- Sadness vs. Depression in Youth
- Teen Depression-A Guide For Parents and Teachers
- Suicide in Youth
- Depression in Teens
- Teen Suicide
- The Trevor Project
- Kern County Department of Mental Health
- Depresión en niños y en adolescentes
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