Report of Secretary's Task Force on Youth Suicide, 1989. They may comprise up to 30 percent of completed youth suicides annually.
Suicide is the leading cause of death among gay male, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual youth.
Enlist adult group leaders who reflect the population of youth served. The following is a leaked letter from Louis Sullivan, Secretary of HHS, to Rep. Dannemeyer. As we discussed, that report was commissioned and written during the previous Administration. Indeed, I am strongly committed to advancing traditional family values. Federal policies must be crafted with great care so as to strengthen rather than undermine the institution of the family.