HealthDay (1/27, Preidt) reports research indicated that “children and teens in U.S. areas with greater levels of poverty face a higher risk of suicide.” Researchers arrived at that conclusion after having “analyzed federal government data on suicides in children and teens aged 5 to 19 that occurred from 2007 to 2016.” What’s more, the study revealed that “youth suicide by guns was 87% more likely in areas with the highest poverty levels.” The findings were published online Jan. 27 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Psychiatric News (1/27) also covers the study.
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— “Poverty Could Drive Up Youth Suicide Risk, ” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, January 27, 2020