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Epidemic of Latina Adolescent Suicide

3/1/2017

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"Raised in Chicago, I grew into an odd, restless and outspoken child with a wild imagination — certainly not the ideal Mexican daughter. I was very much an Americanized teen, longing for independence, particularly from my family, and my parents were not equipped to deal with me. I struggled with severe depression for many years and continued to contemplate suicide, all under the radar. It wasn’t until I had to be hospitalized at 15 that my family and friends understood that I had a mental illness." - Erika L. Sanchez

A startling national statistic is 15.6% of Latina adolescents have attempted suicide at least once, while 20.1% have seriously considered suicide. Data from the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey doesn't break out male/female responses by gender. However in this regional assessment of students for Garfield County, 15.8% of Hispanic students reported seriously considering suicide in the past 12 months which is 44% than white students. 12.8% of Hispanic students reported making a plan on how they would attempt suicide compared to 8.1% of white students. While 10.8% of Hispanic students reported attempting suicide in the past 12 months with 5.8% of students reporting that the attempt ended with an injury, poisoning, or overdose having to be treated by a doctor compared to 4.7% and 1.1% of white students respectively.

As SPCGC continues our work in schools in Glenwood Springs and Rifle High Schools it is important that we work to bring in Latino/a and Hispanic voices into our coalition. 

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Time to Address the Latina Teen Suicide Epidemic
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