How Do Hopkins’ Suicide Rates Compare to the Rest of The Country?
For some age groups, Hopkins youth are more at risk than a Harvard study last week reported for American youth as a whole.
Students in the Hopkins school district think about suicide and attempt suicide at rates comparable to the dangerous levels reported in a Harvard study last week—and in some cases even exceed those rates, a local survey suggests. The Harvard study of nearly 6,500 teenagers found that 12.1 percent had thought about suicide while 4 percent either made plans to kill themselves or actually attempted suicide. In comparison, the 2010 Minnesota Student Survey found that between 8 and 25 percent of Hopkins youth had thought about killing themselves, depending on the age and gender. The rates for those attempting suicide ranged from 0 to 5 percent. Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts Among Hopkins Students NOTE: All numbers are percentages. Click on …
