The New York Times (9/10, Caron) reported that “for more than a decade, suicide rates have been increasing in Black children and adolescents, and a new study” published online Sept. 8 ahead of print in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry “says the sharpest rise occurred among young girls.” The study revealed that “the suicide rate of the girls increased an average of 6.6 percent each year” from 2003 to 2017, a rate that is “more than twice the increase for boys.” What’s more, “nearly 40 percent of the girls were 12 to 14 years old, indicating that this age group may need additional attention or different types of interventions,” the study indicated.
Related Links:
— “‘What’s Going on With Our Black Girls?’ Experts Warn of Rising Suicide Rates “Christina Caron, The New York Times, September 10, 2021