Suicide planning among high school students who report attempting suicide

Using a nationally representative sample of 16,296 high school students, we examined those who reported attempting suicide but did not report a suicid e plan in the past 12 months. Results from logistic regression analyses sho wed that the 15% of attempters who did not report planning were as likely t o receive medical treatment after their attempt as the attempters who did r eport planning. They also were more likely than nonideators and less likely than attempters who reported planning to report substance use and weapon c arrying. All attempters, regardless of planning, were at high risk for figh ting. Additional effort is needed to understand and prevent unplanned suici de attempts.