The suicide rate among 10 to 24 year olds in the US rose by 56% between 2007 and 2017 according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, overtaking the number of young people killed by homicide around 2010.
New data on the mental health of American college students shows a sombre trend. Rates of depression, anxiety, low flourishing, suicidal thinking and suicidal attempts have all worsened over the years 2007 to 2018, according to research by Jean Twenge and colleagues, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. And it’s not all down to more reporting. […]