Experts in adolescent medicine and suicide research explain the factors that contribute to the rise in youth suicides. Dr. Hatim Omar, an adolescent medicine specialist at the University of Kentucky, and Melinda Moore, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Eastern Kentucky University, both agree that limiting access to lethal means of suicide is crucial to reducing overall rates. This video segment is part of You Are Not Alone, a youth mental health series produced by KET.
Describe the interrelationships of emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, and environmental health.
Analyze valid resources from home, school, and community that provide health information.
Demonstrate how to ask for and offer assistance to enhance the health of self and others.
