TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Assessment and Management of the Suicidal Patient A1 - Kitts, Robert L. A1 - Ibeziako, Patricia I. A2 - Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 - Chiang, Vincent W. PY - 2017 T2 - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e AB - Suicide is the second leading cause of death among all youth in the United States between 10 and 24 years old.1 Suicide rates have increased almost steadily from 1999 through 2014 for both males and females of all ages between 10–74 years old. The percent increase in suicide rates for females was greatest for those aged 10–14 years.2 A review of youth suicides in 2014 revealed the greatest number and percentage of death was among youth age 15 to 24 years old, with 5079 youths in this age group having died from suicide as compared with 425 children age 10–14 years.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146121639 ER -