Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Contact: CDC's Injury Center Media Relations |
MMWR Telebriefing
Release of the study, "Suicide Trends Among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10-24 Years"
| WHO: | Ileana Arias, Ph.D., Director, CDC National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) |
| WHAT: | MMWR Telebriefing |
| WHY: | The study reports the first changes in suicide rates among 10-24 year olds in more than 15 years. The data was collected by CDC's National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). NVSS data are comprised of birth, death, marriage, divorce, and fetal death records in the United States. The data was assessed by CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. |
| WHEN: | Thursday, September 6, 2007 |
| DIAL-IN: | 1-888-795-0855 (domestic) or 1-212-287-1766 (international) |
Important Instructions: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.
LISTEN-ONLY AUDIO WEB CAST:
This briefing will also be available via listen-only audio web cast at www.cdc.gov/media.
TRANSCRIPT
A transcript of this teleconference will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2007/t070906.htm.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Page last modified: September 6, 2007
