@article{ref1,
title="Utah youth suicide study, phase I: Government agency contact before death",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="2002",
author="Gray, D. and Achilles, J. and Keller, T. and Tate, D. and Haggard, L. and Rolfs, R. and Cazier, C. and Workman, J. and McMahon, W. M.",
volume="41",
number="4",
pages="427-434",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To delineate the probability of contact between government agencies and youths who complete suicide, to investigate the nature of those contacts, and to identify new risk factors for suicide. <br><br>METHOD: A descriptive epidemiological analysis of data from multiple Utah government agencies on consecutive youth suicides (n = 151) between August 1, 1996, and June 6, 1999, aged 13-21 years. Data were collected from four government agencies: Office of the Medical Examiner, Juvenile Justice, Department of Human Services, and the Department of Education. <br><br>RESULTS: Utah descriptive data were similar to national statistics, with the majority of completers being male (89%) and firearms the most common method of suicide (58%). The data demonstrated an association between youth suicide and contact with Juvenile Justice. Sixty-three percent of youths who completed suicide in Utah had contact with Juvenile Justice, and there was a direct correlation between number of referrals and increased suicide risk. Suicide completers had multiple minor offenses over many years. A significant minority of school-age subjects could not be located within the school system. Few suicide completers had evidence of active psychiatric treatment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Juvenile Justice is identified as a novel site for the screening and identification of youths at risk for suicide.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/00004583-200204000-00015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004583-200204000-00015"
}