Mental health problems often go undetected in youth who die by suicide

(Newswise) — Three out of five youth who died by suicide in the U.S. did not have a prior mental health diagnosis, signaling missed opportunities to identify children and adolescents for suicide prevention strategies, including therapy or medications to treat depression. This finding comes from an analysis of over 40,000 suicides by youth of 10-24 […] The post Mental health problems often go undetected in youth who die by suicide appeared first on North Dallas Gazette.