Youth Suicide: New Data Provides Insight

Alarming new data shows a 136 percent increase in the number of youth suicides in Utah between 2011 and 2015. The report doesn’t identify a single risk factor, but it does provide insight into how to help kids foster healthy connections. In this podcast, Tammer Attallah who is the Administrative Director of Behavioral Health Services at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital and Kim Meyers who is the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Utah Department of Human Services describe to KSL’s Maria Shilaos how to create protective factors in our homes and communities. 

Published: Tuesday December 12, 2017
Runtime: 00:11:05