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Handbook of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior pp 193–224Cite as

Suicide and Suicidal Behavior

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From 1950 to 1982, the death rate from suicide among youth (15 to 24 years old) increased dramatically. The costs associated with suicide are considerable and include direct medical costs for treatment prior to death, medicolegal costs for autopsies, police investigations, and treatment for physical and mental health problems in family survivors. It has been estimated that each youth suicide equals $432,000 of lost economic productivity and 53 years of human life (Weinstein & Saturno, 1989). Despite these statistics and general public alarm, the resources that are available for prevention of suicidal behavior in the United States are scant compared to what is available for the prevention of other injuries such as motor vehicle crashes (Diekstra, 1993).

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