Black kids and suicide: Why are rates so high, and so ignored?
- Written by Rheeda Walker, Professor of Psychology, University of Houston
Black youth may be less likely to share their thoughts of loneliness or depression than other youth, which could be a reason for higher rates of death by suicide among black youth.Motortion Films/Shutterstock.comTeen suicide rates among black youth are increasing. In 2016 and again in 2018, national data revealed that among children age 5-11, blac...
Read more: Black kids and suicide: Why are rates so high, and so ignored?