Suicide Attempts Rise Among Black Teens, But Researcher Says Data On Solutions Is Missing
The rate of black teens making suicide attempts has risen 73% since 1991.
Suicide attempts among black children and teenagers have increased by 73% since 1991, according to data published in the Journal of Pediatrics this month.
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teenagers in the U.S., but over the period studied, suicide attempts decreased among teens in every ethnic group except for African Americans. Self-reported suicide attempts among white teenagers fell by 7.5% between 1991 and 2017, the study found.
The data is based on the responses of 200,000 American high school students in
