Parents, counselors, teachers and other adults should not avoid raising the topic with youths. Contrary to popular belief, discussing suicide with an individual who is at risk does not plant an idea in their head. In fact, it's believed that discussing suicide with someone at risk can help to prevent it.
The CDC suggests in CDC Recommendations for a Community Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Suicide Clusters that communities should consider downplaying memorials to individuals who committed suicide.
Bibliography
1 CDC Recommendations for a Community Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Suicide Clusters
Links
CDC Suicide Fact Sheet
Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
American Association of Suicidology
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
