EventAlaska’s youth suicide death rate peaked in 2025 at 19.2 per 100,000 children aged 10‑18, the highest in a decade, with 174 under‑18 deaths and 4,101 attempts recorded since 2016. Indigenous youths face fatality and attempt rates more than twice the state average, and a bill to expand school mental‑health services was vetoed.
Alaska’s youth suicide death rate hit a 10‑year high in 2025, with 174 under‑18 deaths and 4,101 attempts over the past decade, while Alaska Native youths face fatality and attempt rates more than double the state average. A state‑wide mental‑health bill for schools was vetoed, underscoring ongoing challenges in addressing the crisis.
Alaska’s youth suicide death rate reached a decade‑high in 2025, with 174 deaths and 4,101 attempts since 2016—nearly six times the national average—and Indigenous youths experiencing rates more than twice the state average, prompting state lawmakers to reject a Senate bill aimed at expanding school mental‑health services.
