[YSPNetwork] CDC new pub on youth suicide data, 2004

[Lisa M MILLET]

September 6, 2007 
   
 CDC Report Shows Increase in Youth Suicide Rate, Changes in Methods 
 
Suicide rate for 10-19 year-old females and 15-19 year-old males increased in 2004
 
According to a CDC study released today, the suicide rate for persons aged 10-24 increased by 8% from 2003-2004 (from 6.78 to 7.32 per 100,000 people).  The study, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), looked at trends during the 15-year period by gender, age group and suicide method.  In 2004, about 161,000 persons aged 10-24 received medical care for self-inflicted injuries at U.S. emergency departments. 
 
The study also found changes in the methods used in suicide among girls.  In 2004, hanging/suffocation was the most common method of suicide among girls, accounting for 71.4% of suicides among 10-to-14 year-old girls and 49 percent among 15-to-19 year-old girls.  From 2003 to 2004, there was a 119% increase in hanging/suffocation suicides among 10-to-14 year-old girls.  There were no significant departures from estimated trends in suicide rates for any individual method among boys.
 
Further youth suicide information and resources are available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/Suicide/youthsuicide.htm, and information on CDC’s suicide prevention efforts is available in our Program Activities Guide: Preventing Suicide at http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/Preventing_Suicide.pdf. 
 
CDC will host a press telebriefing today at 12pm EST with Ileana Arias, PhD, Director of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention & Control; Keri Lubell, PhD, Behavioral Scientist and study author; and Rich McKeon, Special Advisor on Suicide Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.   A listen-only line is available for Congressional staff at 1-800-857-7517, passcode CDC Media, or by webcast at www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media.  The study will be available at the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/) after conclusion of the telebriefing.  
 



Lisa M. Millet
Injury Prevention and Epidemiology Section Manager
Department of Human Services, Health Services
800 NE Oregon St. Suite 772
Portland, OR  97232
971-673-1059 desk
503-572-8585 cell
971-673-0990 fax
Lisa.M.Millet at state.or.us
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