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October 22, 2019
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Manivel Rengasamy, MD
Between 1991 and 2017, nearly one in five high school students reported suicidal ideation, and more than one in 10 had a plan for suicide, according to research published in Pediatrics. Although researchers observed an overall downward trend in suicidal ideation and plans during the study period, they noted a rise in ideation and attempts among black adolescents.
According to Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH, executive director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research and the Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies at the New York University Silver School of Social Work, and colleagues, the most influential risk factor for suicide-related death is a suicide attempt.
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