Suicide: Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Prevention

Course overview

This course presents an overview of suicide, including risk factors, signs, and symptoms. We will also present current statistics related to suicide. We will provide a brief discussion of certain mental illnesses that have suicide risks associated with them. Included in the discussion are special considerations given to populations where suicide risks are even greater - teens and veterans. The history of suicide prevention is discussed with the most current revision of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.