The Chicago Tribune (10/14, Buckley) reported that self-reported suicide attempts “by black teens have spiked since 1991, even as their peers in other groups have experienced a downward trend or remained unchanged,” researchers concluded after examining “more than 20 years of data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based on surveys from nearly 200,000 students in all 50 states from 1991 to 2017.” The findings were published in Pediatrics.
Also covering the study are CNN (10/14, Christensen), the ABC News (10/14, Schumaker) website, the CBS News (10/14, Runcie) website, U.S. News & World Report (10/14, Norton), and HealthDay (10/14, Norton).
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— “Reported suicide attempts among black teens have spiked since 1991, study shows, raising concerns about availability of mental health care, “Madeline Buckley, The Chicago Tribune, October 14, 2019