Three items reflected suicidal thoughts
and attempts: having considered suicide, having
a plan about how to commit suicide, and
having attempted suicide within the previous
year. Seven items addressed issues of violence,
victimization, and personal safety: (1) carrying
a weapon (past 30 days), (2) missing
school out of concern for personal safety (past
30 days); being (3) threatened or (4) injured
with a weapon (past 12 months); having personal
property (5) damaged or (6) stolen on
school property (past 12 months); and (7) getting
into a physical fight on school property
or requiring medical treatment (past 12
months).