The Potentially Suicidal Student in the School Setting

The increasing suicide rate in adolescents and young adults is of concern to both pediatricians and educator.¹ The 1988 statement of the Committee on Adolescence has addressed the issue from the pediatrician's perspective.² There is, however, a need for pediatricians and educators to collaborate in identifying and helping youngsters at risk for suicide whose symptoms of distress may become manifest in the school setting.