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Spike was no fluke: Kids’ Suicide Numbers Still High

Added: September 3, 2008 | Time 01:49 | Views: 110

A troubling study in the September 3rd Journal of the American Medical Association raises new concerns about kids committing suicide in this country. After a one year spike in the number of
suicides, doctors were hoping to see more normal numbers in the latest study, but they didn’t. The
number of kids committing suicide in the U.S. remains higher than expected, and that has doctors and parents looking for answers.

Topics: Adolescence, Depression

Tags: children, health, kids, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, news, Ohio, suicide, teens

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