If you or someone you know are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at
1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741 to talk with a counselor.

RESEARCH TO ADVANCE CARE FOR DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE IN TEXAS

3.5%

of Texas high school youth reported having made a suicide attempt that required medical attention in 2021

_{2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey}

21.7%

of Texas high school youth reported having serious thoughts about suicide in 2021

_{2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey}

19.8%

of Texas high school youth made a plan to attempt suicide in 2021

_{2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey}

12.3%

of Texas high school youth attempted suicide in 2021

_{2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey}

44.6%

of Texas high school youth reported feeling sad or hopeless almost daily for 2 or more weeks in 2021

_{2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey}

50th

Texas is ranked last among U.S. states for access to mental healthcare

_{Mental Health America (2022)}

2139

Participants Enrolled in the TX-YDSRN Registry Study

_{Check Reports}

The Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN)

We are a research initiative of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC).

The TCMHCC was created by the 86th Texas Legislature and, in part, funds multi-institutional research to improve mental health care for children and adolescents in Texas. The state-wide TX-YDSRN was developed to support research on youth depression and suicide in our state.

BrainStorm: Decoding Depression: Dr. Madhukar Trivedi & Dr. Jennifer Hughes on TX-YDSRN

Posted on March 25, 2021

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