US youth suicide rate rises by 56% in decade

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. From 2007 to 2014 the homicide rate decreased by 23%, only to rise by 18% over […]

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