A study published in the JAMA Pediatrics found that suicide rate among black boys has doubled since 1993. The suicide rate among white children during the same period has declined.
“Historically, the suicide rate among US black individuals has been lower than that of white individuals across age groups, although the gap between black and white boys aged 10 to 19 years narrowed from 1980 to 1995. To our knowledge, this is the first national study to observe higher suicide rates among US black individuals compared with white individuals.”
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