Florida School Toolkit for K-12 Educators to Prevent Suicide

Figure 2: 2019 Behavioral Health Data Comparison—High-school (H.S.) data is for a 12-month period; middle-school (M.S.) and national data are for lifetime behavioral reports. National statistics also come out every other year. The national data for 2019 can be found at cdc.gov /healthyyouth/data/yrbs/feature/index.htm . NSU’s Suicide and Violence Prevention Office compiles the most recent legislative updates and incidence statistics on its website, which can found at nova.edu/suicideprevention/index.html. BEHAVIORS OVER A 12 MONTH (H.S.) AND A LIFETIME SPAN (M.S.) 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Attempts Made a Plan Seriously Considered Suicide  Florida High Schoolers  Florida Middle Schoolers  National YRBSS 5