Provider Resource: Chicago Tribune reports increase in suicides for Black Children
Alameda County, California sent this bulletin at 03/14/2018 12:39 PM PDTThe following is recommended resource from the Quality Assurance Office:
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Researchers unclear why suicide is increasing among black children |
Chicago Tribune Nationwide, suicides among black children under 18 are up 71 percent in the past decade, rising from 86 in 2006 to 147 in 2016, the latest year such data is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In that same period, the suicide rate among all children also increased, up 64 percent. READ MORE
