According to a new report released by the CDC, suicide rates among teens and young adults have exponentially increased over the past ten years — a 56 percent jump from 2007 to 2017. In the same time period, suicide overtook homicide to become the second-most common cause of death among people ages 10 to 24, after accidents. Lisa M. Horowitz, a pediatric psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health, told the Washington Post that teenage suicide should be considered a public health crisis, but added that most people aren’t aware of how prevalent it’s become. Researchers have puzzled over possible reasons for the increase; one study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry examined the impact of the controversial show 13 Reasons Why, and found that suicide rates among boys ages 10 to 17 rose significantly after the show’s release. No significant change among girls was observed, though, and other studies have shown that suicide rates among women and girls are also on the rise. Authors of the 13 Reasons Why study also urged readers to remember that their study did not establish causation. read more https://www.thecut.com/2019/10/teen-suicide-is-now-a-public-health-crisis.html
