The New York Times (4/15, Rabin) reports data indicate that for the second year in a row, the number of suicides in the US declined in 2020 by 5%. However, “while the number of suicides may have declined over all, preliminary studies of local communities in states like Illinois, Maryland and Connecticut found a rise in suicides among Black Americans and other people of color when compared with previous years.”
Related Links:
— “U.S. Suicides Declined Over All in 2020 but May Have Risen Among People of Color “Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, April 15, 2021