2 Furthermore, approximately 2% of high school students report having obtained medical treatment for one or more suicide attempts in the preceding year.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents ages 13 to 17 years, 1 and recent nationally representative data indicate that 7.8% of high school students have attempted suicide one or more times in the preceding year, and 15.8% have seriously considered making such an attempt. The importance of preventing suicidal deaths and the morbidity associated with suicide attempts among adolescents is undisputed.
