NW Florida: Youth suicide rates "have increased significantly since the year 2000"

Oct 28, 2017, Northwest Florida Daily News: ‘We just didn’t even have a chance to save him’ http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20171028/we-just-didnt-even-have-chance-to-save-him Incredibly, about 1 out of every 5 high school students have thought about killing themselves and almost 1 in 10 have tried to. In an average high school class of 25 students, 5 students have considered killing themselves and 2 have tried. Across all age groups about 1 in 25 attempts are successful, for teens only about 1 in 200, but even with that low success rate, suicide is right up there with accidental death and cancer as the three leading causes of teen death. Other causes aren’t even close. Rates have increased significantly since about the year 2000 (widespread internet use and social media began at that time and has increased which most agree is no coincidence). Risk factors are probably what you would expect: depression, other mental health problems, social withdrawal, rage, social issues like bullying or social awkwardness, relationship issues, family issues, family history, exposure to suicidal behavior or a suicide of someone close, alcohol and drug abuse, risk taking or lack of fear, increased stresses such as school, and other mental demands and stresses.