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18-2. Adolescent suicide attempts

Mental Health Status Improvement

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18-2. Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents.
Target: 12-month average of 1.0 percent.
Baseline: 12-month average of 2.6 percent of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 attempted suicide in 1999.
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source : Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP.

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