USA Today (8/28, O’Donnell) reports “preteen suicides…remain rare. But as their numbers rise, they’re getting new attention from researchers.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “the death rate among 10- to 14-year-olds more than doubled from 0.9 per 100,000 in 2007 to 2.1 per 100,000 in 2014.”

TIME (8/28, Ducharme) reports the recent “suicide of a 9-year-old Colorado fourth grader underscores the challenges surrounding youth mental health – particularly the risks LGBTQ kids face.”

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— “Preteen suicides are rare, but numbers are on the rise, “Jayne O’Donnell, USA Today, August 28, 2018.

HealthDay (8/27, Norton) reports on a study published in Injury Prevention finding that “more Americans are now dying from suicide and drug overdoses combined than from diabetes” with “29 deaths from suicide or drug overdose per 100,000 Americans” in 2016, “compared to just under 25 deaths per 100,000 from diabetes.” The researchers said that “people who die from suicide or drug overdose often have similar histories – including trauma, untreated depression and a lack of social support.”

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— “U.S. Deaths From Suicide, Drugs Surpass Diabetes, “Amy Norton, HealthDay, August 27, 2018.

Endocrinology Advisor (8/22, Rice) reports, “Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased risk for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder,” researchers concluded in a 57-study review that encompassed some “172,040 patients.” The findings were published online July 31 in the journal Endocrine.

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— “Are Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome More Likely to Develop Psychiatric Disorder?,”Tyler Rice, Endocrinology Advisor, August 22, 2018.

The New York Times (8/22, Bakalar) reports, “Children whose families move homes frequently may be at increased risk for serious psychiatric illness,” researchers concluded after following “1,440,383 children from birth to age 29, including data on residential moves.” The study revealed that “the more the children under 19 moved, the greater their risk for psychosis.” The findings were published online Aug. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry. Healio (8/22, Demko) also covers the story.

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— “Frequent Home Moves May Increase a Child’s Risk of Psychosis, ” Nicholas Bakalar, The New York Times, August 22, 2018.

HealthDay (8/21, Preidt) reports on a study finding that “children whose parents have cancer are more likely to struggle in school and to have lower incomes as adults.” The study included “more than 1 million people born in Denmark from 1978 through 1999,” and of these, “about one in 20 had a parent diagnosed with cancer” while they were under 18. The children so affected were found to have “lower grade averages in school than their classmates,” and “grade averages were lowest among children who had a parent die of cancer or who had low odds of surviving five years.” The study also found that “by age 30, adults with a childhood experience with parental cancer were more likely to earn less than others” and children under five at the time the parent was diagnosed “appeared to be at greatest risk of problems.” The study was published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

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— “When a Parent Has Cancer, Kids Suffer Long Term: Study, “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, August 21, 2018.