Adolescent Suicide: An Analysis of Gender & Ethnicity Differences in Reported Attempted Suicides, Completed Suicides, and Methods of Suicide in Trinidad & Tobago

"Suicide is a complex phenomenon which can be determined through suicide ideation, suicide attempt and completed suicide" - WHO, 2014(1) One of the leading causes of death globally with 1 in every 100 deaths carded as suicide. Due to the taboo nature of suicide, a large percentage of global suicides have been underreported. For adolescents, suicide is the 4th leading cause of death globally, and the 3rd leading cause of death, locally ­ PAHO (AU)