Fewer deaths seen among young adults who got extra adult support as suicidal teens

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Building a circle of trusted adults around a suicidal teen, to support them during vulnerable times, may have long-term effects that reduce their risk of dying young, a new study suggests. About 12 years after the teens were hospitalized for suicidal behaviors, far more of the young people who got standard care had died, compared with young adults in the group that had received the extra adult support.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2BoCMgr