Resource Types: Fact Sheet/Issue Brief

This brief discusses the risk factors related to traumatic events, warning signs for suicide among teens for parents and teachers, and ways in which parents and teachers can respond and access help.

This brief fact sheet describes populations with higher incidence of substance abuse and lists alcohol-related and other substance-related risks for suicide. It is one of a series of fact sheets on the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention website but is not part of the strategy itself.

Data is listed for deaths by suicide and diagnosis. Adapted from the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action.