School Mental Health Project
Article of the Month
October 2003
Depression and Suicide in Children and
Adolescents
This month you have several options to explore more
information on depression and suicide in children and adolescents.
The first link is to an excerpt from Mental Health: A Report from
the Surgeon General. It is concise, yet has some very
helpful information on both depression and suicide.
The second series of links is to information from the
National Institute of Mental Health. They all have some of the same information
but in different formats. The last one, a booklet, has a checklist that may be
helpful with children and youth.
Stories of Depression: Does This Sound Like You?
The last two links include two fact sheets on suicide from the National
Institute of Mental Health. While they do not focus specifically on suicide in
children and adolescents, helpful information is included.