Source: US News
A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found that youth suicide rates and poverty go hand-in-hand. The study found that youth in high-poverty communities are more likely to commit suicide.
The study involved a deeper analysis of more than 21,000 deaths of youths in different parts of the U.S. The data showed that those who lived in high-poverty counties were 37% more likely to die by suicide, as reported by US News.
As poverty rates rose over the last decade, youth suicide rates did too.
Reports in the past from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that the risk of suicide in any community is driven by a “combination of individual, relationship, community, and societal factors.”
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