|Poll|April 14, 2016

Mini Quiz: Is Suicide Contagious?

After a campus suicide, who is at increased risk of suicide in the near future? The answer might surprise you (or not).

After a campus suicide, those at increased risk of suicide in the near future include:

A. Friends or roommates of the deceased student
B. First responders to the suicide
C. Students themselves who are currently depressed
D. Students in the early stages of a psychotic illness
E. All of the above

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