Researchers seek school data to understand youth suicide risk

SALT LAKE CITY — As the number of youths dying by suicide in Utah rise, there is growing urgency to understand risk and protective factors and improve prevention efforts.
Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, joined Utah Department of Health officials on Thursday to request from a State School Board committee the release of education data to further the understanding of youth suicides in Utah.
"As our youth suicide rate has risen, we have realized how much we don't know about the causes and the rea