Giving Compass' Take:

• According to a new study, rates of suicide attempts are lower in high schools where students have better connections to their peers and stronger relationships with adult staff.

• The number of children and teens who have been brought to the emergency room for suicide attempts or suicidal ideation has nearly doubled in recent years. What organizations are doing the most to help this? 

• Here's a community engagement toolkit to prevent suicide.

The study surveyed 10,291 students from 38 high schools to determine social integration through the relationship network structure of each school.

Researchers asked students to name up to seven of their closest friends at their school. In a novel approach, they also asked students to name up to seven adults in their school they trust and feel comfortable talking to about personal matters.

Researchers used the friendship and adult nominations participants submitted to build comprehensive social networks for each school. Researchers used this data to determine whether differences in social networks between schools resulted in different rates of suicide attempts and suicidal ideation (thinking about or planning suicide).

Read the full article on how connected schools can help stop suicide by Scott Hesel at Futurity.