Table 1.

Adolescent suicide risk factors based on gender

Risk factor	Males %	Females %
Alcohol involvement	11.1	9.4
Drug involvement	4.7	4.3
History of physical abuse	-	0.6
Psychiatric treatment	17.0	19.7
Previous suicide attempt	11.9	35.0
CAS involvement	8.3	14.5

The prevalence of these risk factors was associated with approximately the same number of males and females, except for a history of previous suicide attempts, which was significantly more common in females.

CAS = Children’s Aid Society