Nationwide Children's Hospital: Study Finds Black Youth Are Attempting Suicide More Often Than All Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Nationwide Children's Hospital issued the following news release:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth 12-18 years old in the United States, and in 2017 alone, suicide accounted for more than 2,200 deaths among this age group.
Previously, racial and ethnic disparities have been discovered in suicide deaths, however, racial and ethnic differences in youth suicidal ide . . .
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth 12-18 years old in the United States, and in 2017 alone, suicide accounted for more than 2,200 deaths among this age group.
Previously, racial and ethnic disparities have been discovered in suicide deaths, however, racial and ethnic differences in youth suicidal ide . . .