In California and nationally, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24, behind only unintentional injuries and homicide.

This suicide prevention month—especially if you work on behalf of our kids—make sure you know the facts, know the resources, and know the signs.See our state- and county-level data are here, along with policy implications and links to further research: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/34/youth-suicide-and-self-inflicted-injury/summary
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