HealthDay (1/24, Reinberg) reports, “Young people jailed in adult prisons, often while awaiting trial or sentencing, are at high risk for suicide, and the prison system is doing little to stop it,” researchers concluded. The researchers “reviewed 2003-2012 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System on more than 200 suicides among jailed teens and adults in their 20s, as well as more than 9,900 suicides among youths not in jail.” The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry published the findingsonline Jan. 23.
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— “Teens’ Odds for Suicide May Triple While in Jail: Study, “Steven Reinberg, HealthDay, January 24, 2019