NR 554 Week 7 Assignment, Commitment to Action-Teen Suicide Prevention Teen suicide has become an epidemic across the United States, suicide second only to accidents as the leading cause of death among individuals ages 15 to 19 (Murphy, Xu, Kochanek, Curtin, & Arias, 2017). The rate of suicidal ideation, planning and attempt has risen in last nine years for this age group. The CDC estimates, via survey, that 17.7% of American high school students seriously consider suicide in a given year. ...

NR 554 Week 7 Assignment, Commitment to Action-Teen Suicide Prevention Teen suicide has become an epidemic across the United States, suicide second only to accidents as the leading cause of death among individuals ages 15 to 19 (Murphy, Xu, Kochanek, Curtin, & Arias, 2017). The rate of suicidal ideation, planning and attempt has risen in last nine years for this age group. The CDC estimates, via survey, that 17.7% of American high school students seriously consider suicide in a given year. Ab...