http://community.nicic.org/blogs/juvenilejustice/archive/tags/Suicide/default.aspxTags: SuicideenCommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Build: 30415.43)http://community.nicic.org/blogs/juvenilejustice/archive/2009/02/27/juvenile-suicide-in-confinement.aspxFri, 27 Feb 2009 21:46:00 GMT26cc0436-63b6-4ef3-9d43-d8006bc9b9ca:15639CC Pro0<p>A <a class="" href="http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/214434.pdf" target="_blank">survey</a> describing&nbsp;the characteristics of&nbsp;juveniles who committed suicide while&nbsp;confined&nbsp;has been published by the <a class="" href="http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/" target="_blank">Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.</a> This is the first national survey&nbsp;to examine&nbsp;the social history and demographic characteristics&nbsp;of the 110 juveniles who committed suicide&nbsp;while under confinement between 1995 and 1999. This bulletin also denotes the features of the facilities in which the incidents occurred and offers recommendations on how to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;suicides.</p><img src="http://community.nicic.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=15639" width="1" height="1">juvenile justice researchrisk factorsStatisticsSuicide