Suicide Prevention
Promoting overall mental health among adolescents is key to reducing possible suicidal thoughts. Ideally, prevention addresses all levels of influence: individual, relationship, community, and societal. Effective prevention strategies are needed to promote awareness of suicide and encourage a commitment to social change.
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