Depression

Did you know that nationally, Suicide is the 3^rd leading cause of death for young people and in Nebraska it is the 2^nd leading cause of death for ages 15-24? September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.  NAMI.org/suicideawarenessmonth has information about risk factors and strategies you can learn to help prevent suicide.  One of the best national resources is Boys Town is the Suicide Prevention LifeLine 1-800-273-Talk or www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Data trends for 10-24 year olds from the Boys Town Lifeline and the Nebraska Youth Risk Behavior Survey include the following:

• In 2011 there were 112 calls made to the Nebraska Lifeline, in 2015 this number was 277.
• In 2011, 14.2% of youth reported that they considered suicide, in 2015 14.6% reported suicidal ideation.

The 3 leading mental/emotional risk factors by Gender reported:

•  Suicide/Depressed Statements-             Female- 83.6%    Male- 84.2%
• Depression-                                                 Female-50.9%     Male- 54%
• Anxiety-                                                        Female-28.8%     Male- 25.3%

The 3 leading Relationship Concerns/Risk Factors by Gender reported:

• Relationship Conflicts-                                  Female- 28.5 %    Male- 26.4%
• Lack of Support-                                             Female- 14.2%     Male- 15.8%
• Relationship Loss-                                          Female- 11.9%     Male-  20.4%

Protective Factors by Age Group:

                                                                                Age 11 -14           Age 15-18            Age 19-24

• Family/Other Support-                                  82.7%                    79.8%                    66.1%
• Plans for Future-                                            54.3%                    62.8%                    60.1%
• Sense of Purpose-                                         42.0%                    48.6%                    48.7%
• Want Help-                                                      86.4%                    85.8%                    80.9%
• Able to Problem Solve-                                 55.6%                    61%                        57.8%
• Desire to Live-                                                60.5%                    62.8%                     61%
• Engage with Counselor-                               75.3%                    75.7%                     75.1%

For more information, please contact:

Abbe Edgecombe

• SCIP Coordinator-Lincoln/Lancaster County
• 4600 Valley Rd – Lincoln, NE 68510
• 402.327.6841

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