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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Apr 1;171(4):350–356. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.4529

Figure 2. Suicide Attempts by Years Relative to Implementation of Same-Sex Marriage Policies in States Implementing Same-Sex Marriage Policies Before 2013.

Figure 2

Year 0 reflects the first Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) data collection period after same-sex marriage policies were implemented. The vertical line marks the beginning of year 0. The 2-year increments on the x-axis reflect the 2-year increments of YRBSS data collection. Point estimates in Table 2 reflect the mean of the period after implementation of same-sex marriage policies relative to the mean of the period before implementation of such policies. Time trends depicted in the graph suggest that the proportion of students attempting suicide declined following implementation of same-sex marriage policies.