ABC News (4/27, Kekatos, Benadjaoud) reports, “The percentage of high school female students who seriously considered attempting suicide rose from 24.1% to about one-third, or 30%, between 2019 and 2021, according to the latest results of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Data also show that “the percentage of those who made a suicide plan increased from 19.9% to 23.6% and there was also an increase in suicide attempts from 11.0% to 13.3%.” Some “differences were seen when it came to students’ ages, race/ethnicity or gender identity.” When “compared to white female students, Hispanic female students had increased rates of suicide attempts requiring medical attention,” and “LGBQ+ students had higher rates of reporting attempted suicide than heterosexual students, the CDC said.”
Related Links:
— “One-third of US teen girls seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021: CDC “Mary Kekatos and Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, April 27, 2023