
Risk Factors
Exposure to graphic or sensationalized accounts of suicide
Impulsive or aggressive tendencies
Family history of child maltreatment
Previous suicide attempts
Access to lethal methods
Stressful life events
death
divorce
bullying
harassment
relationship issues
Isolation
Family history of suicide
History of alcohol or substance abuse
Barriers to access mental health treatment
History of mental disorders, particularly clinical depression
Unwillingness to seek help because of the stigma attached to mental health and substance abuse disorders or to suicidal thoughts