The examination of the correlation between social support that individuals disabled and not disabled perceive and the possibility of suicide

Determining the reasons of suicide in childhood and adolescence period is extremely important, so that the young at risk can be noticed in time. In this context, our purpose is to examine the probability of suicide within disabled and non-disabled teenagers and their related social support. The sample of the study consisted in 275 teenagers, 127 disabled and 148 non-disabled, in the cities of Istanbul, Ankara and Malatya within 9th and 11th classes And the teenagers with or without disability, attending the classes were in their fifteens or seventeens. Participants were the Socio-Demographic Information Form, the Suicide Probability Scale, and the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS program. According to the obtained results, suicide probability is less for both disabled and nondisabled teenagers with non-working social care, it is clear that the most important support that reduces the possibility of suicide is the family support. As a result; Giving social skills training and increasing social support systems are important in preventing suicide. Keywords: Suicide, adolescent, disabled, perceived social support