Teen suicide series

The Deseret Morning News received a mountain of response to the six-day series "Teen suicide: Utah's grim reality," published in the newspaper April 23-28. The in-depth project, by staff writers Lucinda Dillon Kinkead and Dennis Romboy, explored a deadly taboo blanketed by silence, even though the Utah Department of Health considers the tragic and growing phenomenon to be of epidemic proportions in the state. The stories examined various aspects of the complicated issue and profiled many young victims — and survivors.

The special report, available on the Web at deseretnews.com, included:

Part 1: Utah's youth suicide epidemic

Part 2: Chasing away the demons

Part 3: Crisis in red-rock country

Part 4: Attitudes in Utah schools

Part 5: Mental health insurance or interference?

Part 6: Preventing suicide in Utah