Lean Into the Joy (with Prof. Jessica S. Henry)
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Is There a Biggest Suicide Rate in the United States?
Just over 18 hundred black kids died by suicide, between two thousand three and 20 17. Most of those deaths for boys, especially age 15 o 17. Suicide rate for girls increased an average of about six point six % each year. A diagnosis of depression or anxiety was more common than in boys. About nine per cent of older girls experienced a relationship crisis before the suicide. Nearly 20 percent had an argument within 24 hours of their death.
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