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Risk Factors and Common Interventions of Suicide

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What are the risk factors of suicide and what are some common interventions?

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This solution discusses the risk factors of suicide and common interventions, including one reference.

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The risk factors for suicide are worth noting as well as interventions. In regards to risk factors, they include: failing in school, anti-social behavior, increased stress, mental illness, major loss of someone he or she loved, pregnancy, problems with the law, suicide attempts that occurred in the past, causing harm to another human being, experiencing a loss in which one feel secure ...

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