Table 1.
High-risk populations and risk factors for adolescent suicide
Individual | Interpersonal/family | Community |
---|---|---|
Male | Bullying | Social isolation |
American Indian | Abuse, neglect | High economic distress |
Non-Hispanic White | Experience/exposures to IPV, sexual abuse | Rural areas |
LGBTQ, gender non-conforming | Social exposures to suicides in school, community | |
Depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder | Parental mental illness, suicide attempts | High firearm ownership |
Sleep disorders | Living in residential facility | Weak firearm safety laws |
Past suicidal ideation, suicide attempts | Adoption, foster care | |
Substance abuse disorders | Poor parental-child relationships | |
Impulsivity, aggression | Low social support when identifying as LGBTQ | |
Pathologic computer use History of traumatic injury |
Firearm accessibility in the home |