Based on the Evidence About Suicide Rates, to Be Most

question 1

Multiple Choice

Based on the evidence about suicide rates, to be most effective, intervention strategies should focus on:

• A) middle-aged adults, as they have a fairly high suicide rate, and it is rising relatively rapidly.
• B) children, as they have a relatively low suicide rate, but it is rising extremely rapidly.
• C) those older than age 75, as they make far more suicide attempts than other age groups, although they have a low suicide rate.
• D) teenagers, as they have the highest suicide attempt and suicide completion rates of any age group.

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