One in thirteen
Subtitle: the silent epidemic of teen suicide
By: Jessica Portner ; foreword by William S. Pollack
Publisher: Robins Lane Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Beltsville, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
Subjects: Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- United States
Description: A study of teen suicide, examining the scope of the problem, the reasons why teenagers commit suicide, how they choose to die, and the differences in suicide rates among boys and girls, and African-Americans, whites, and Latinos; profiles three teens who committed suicide; and looks at what is and is not being done to help.
Notes: Includes index