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I blame Trump.
Kidding!
It obviously has something to do with global climate change...
On a serious note, this is an issue which has touched on my life more than once.
Teen suicides are increasing at an alarming pace, outstripping all other age groups, a new report says
Suicide death rates among teenagers and young adults have increased at an alarming pace in the past decade, according to a new government report. While suicide has steadily become more common across the population, the increase among youths has outpaced all other age groups.
For many years, suicide among youths was relatively rare and its frequency relatively stable. But from 2007 to 2017, the number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 suddenly increased 56 percent — from 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people to 10.6, the new report shows.
Suicide has become the second-most common cause of death among teenagers and young adults, overtaking homicides and outpaced only by accidents.
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“The truth is anyone who says they definitively know what is causing it doesn’t know what they’re talking about,” said Ursula Whiteside, a researcher with the University of Washington. “It’s a complex problem with no easy answers so far.”
Pay attention to the kids in your life, and love on them as much as you can.
Kidding!
It obviously has something to do with global climate change...
On a serious note, this is an issue which has touched on my life more than once.
Teen suicides are increasing at an alarming pace, outstripping all other age groups, a new report says
Suicide death rates among teenagers and young adults have increased at an alarming pace in the past decade, according to a new government report. While suicide has steadily become more common across the population, the increase among youths has outpaced all other age groups.
For many years, suicide among youths was relatively rare and its frequency relatively stable. But from 2007 to 2017, the number of suicides among people ages 10 to 24 suddenly increased 56 percent — from 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people to 10.6, the new report shows.
Suicide has become the second-most common cause of death among teenagers and young adults, overtaking homicides and outpaced only by accidents.
<snip>
“The truth is anyone who says they definitively know what is causing it doesn’t know what they’re talking about,” said Ursula Whiteside, a researcher with the University of Washington. “It’s a complex problem with no easy answers so far.”
Pay attention to the kids in your life, and love on them as much as you can.