Suicide in young people is complex, with multiple dynamic factors contributing to the event in each individual case. The most common risk factors are: psychiatric disorders (mood and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, alcohol and substance use disorders, personality disorders), psychosocial stressors, medical diseases and poor coping capacity. Generally it is estimated that up to 90 % of suicide in young people is related to a mental disorder.

In Romania, in the last 10 years, the importance of the psychosocial stressors has significantly grown up, especially the fear of losing a beloved one. Because of the migration of people in the western countries, due to the better conditions for work there, many children and teenagers are left in the care of relatives or state institutions, which fail to give them the love and understanding of their parents.

Our study, made in collaboration with the Forensic Medicine Institute, shows, on a 10-year period, the increasing of suicide attempts and finalized suicide in young people, especially after Romania adhered to the European Union.