===== Suicide Risk and Prevention in Boys =====

[[start|« Back to Mental Health of Boys]]

**The "Gender Paradox": Higher completion rates despite fewer attempts**
  * Nationwide Children's Hospital (2024): [[https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/conditions/suicidal-behaviors|Suicidal Behaviors in Children & Youth]]
  * NIH / PMC (July 2024): [[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11225381/|Gender Differences in Risks of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors]]

**Warning signs often look different in boys (anger, risk-taking, withdrawal)**
  * Johns Hopkins Medicine (2024): [[https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/teen-suicide|Teen Suicide: Risk Factors and Warning Signs]]
  * Boston Children's Hospital (2025): [[https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-treatments/suicide-and-teens|Suicide and Teens: Recognizing the Signs]]

**Protective factors include strong connections to adults and restricted access to means**
  * CDC MMWR (Oct 2024): [[https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/su/su7304a9.htm|Mental Health and Suicide Risk Among High School Students]]
  * Open Government Canada (Jan 2025): [[https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/1cb8a219-1f01-430d-8841-e09d4ac046c7/resource/0354cc46-c164-4225-80f5-a31a20b60951/download/64-03-24-3541-rkt-boys-men-en-02.pdf|Risk and Protective Factors for Men and Boys]]

**Importance of early intervention and open conversations**
  * PMC (Jan 2025): [[https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11701813/|Why Teens Don't Talk: Barriers to Help Seeking]]