Several recent research reports show childhood suicides increasing at a dramatic rate. Research published May 16, 2018, Pediatrics shows the number of school-age children and adolescents hospitalized for thinking about or attempting suicide has more than doubled since 2008. Additionally, research published in late 2017 in Clinical Psychological Science showed increases in suicide attempts and successful suicides increased among teens across all races and ethnicities, and in every region of the U.S.
According to Jennifer Weniger, PhD, a researcher in pediatric suicide and a licensed psychologist at the Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center, suicide is the second leading cause of death among teens, and the fifth leading cause of death in children under age 14.
“The problem is getting worse rather than better,” Weniger said. “Childhood suicide is a significant public health concern.”
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