B.C. coroner’s panel report calls for action to reduce the risk of youth suicide
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A report commissioned by British Columbia's chief coroner says little progress has been made in understanding, recognizing and reducing the risk of youth suicide in the province.
A report commissioned by British Columbia’s chief coroner says little progress has been made in understanding, recognizing and reducing the risk of youth suicide in the province.
Dr. Jatinder Baidwan convened a panel of experts in March to review the deaths of 435 people between the ages of 9 and 25 who died by suicide between Jan. 1, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2023.
The report makes five recommendations to reduce such deaths, including the creation of a provincial suicide risk reduction framework specifically focused on youth and young adults.
It says training of medical professionals should include early identification, assessment and follow-up of young people who may be at higher risk of death by suicide.
It also calls for better data collection and a review of existing resources for students in B.C.
The death review says suicide is the second most prevalent cause of death among children and youth in B.C., and the third most common cause among young adults aged 19 to 29 years.
“While the number of young lives lost to suicide in British Columbia has remained relatively unchanged over the last several years, little progress has been made in terms of understanding, recognizing and reducing risk,” the report says.
The rate of death among status First Nations youth and young adults in B.C. is four times higher than the provincial rate.
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