CDC report: Suicide rates among Black children and young adults increasing at alarming rate

Researchers studied the change in suicide rates between 2018 and 2021. No other demographic group experienced as significant an increase.

PORTLAND, Ore. — New research shows that the suicide rate among Black children and young adults is increasing faster than any other demographic, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

“It’s heartbreaking,” said Darryl Turpin, director of equity and cultural engagement for local suicide prevention agency Lines for Life. “It’s the highest rising suicidal population in America.”

The data shows a 36.6% increase in suicide rate among Black people aged 10 to 24 — rising from 8.2 per 100,000 people in 2018,

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