Citation

Abright AR. J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry 2024; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1016/j.jaac.2024.05.006

PMID

38759881

Abstract

598 youth in the United States ages 10 to 14 years old died by suicide in 2021, the second leading cause of death in this age group (with accidents first, malignant neoplasms third and homicides fourth) and the third leading cause of death in ages 15 to 24 years (with accidents first and homicide second). 1
Suicide rates in ages 10 to 19 years increased by almost 50% from 2010 to 2019 and by 100% in ages 10 to 14 with ethnic and racial variations in rates. 2
. Rates in Black youth ages 10 to 17 are reported to have increased at a faster pace than those in other racial and ethnic groups, with rates in Black youth under the age of 13 twice those in White youth 3
but research on risk factors and other suicide-related topics in Black youth remains limited and paucity of studies in individuals below age 14 is particularly notable. Behind the statistics are the individual stories of young lives cut short, irreparable heartbreak for families and friends, and opportunities lost for identification of risk, lifesaving interventions and prevention. ...

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