Posted on May 17, 2019
Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds
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The number of people dying by suicide in the U.S. has been rising, and a new study shows that the suicide rate among young teenage girls has been increasing faster than it has for boys of the same age.
Boys are still more likely to take their own lives. But the study published Friday in JAMA Network Open finds that girls are steadily narrowing that gap.
Researchers examined more than 85,000 youth suicides that occurred between 1975 and 2016. Donna Ruch, a researcher at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, who worked on the study, tells NPR that a major shift occurred after 2007.
Researchers found the increase was highest for girls ages 10 to 14, rising by nearly 13% since 2007. While for boys of the same age, it rose by 7%.
"That's where we saw the most significant narrowing of the gender gap," Ruch says.
Boys are still more likely to take their own lives. But the study published Friday in JAMA Network Open finds that girls are steadily narrowing that gap.
Researchers examined more than 85,000 youth suicides that occurred between 1975 and 2016. Donna Ruch, a researcher at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, who worked on the study, tells NPR that a major shift occurred after 2007.
Researchers found the increase was highest for girls ages 10 to 14, rising by nearly 13% since 2007. While for boys of the same age, it rose by 7%.
"That's where we saw the most significant narrowing of the gender gap," Ruch says.
Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds
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Two nieces and my wife's side of the family killed themselves and both had alcohol as a factor. Both of them were despondent and under the ages of 15. Isolation can be a factor if you're on an Indian reserve and especially if you have parents that have addictions as well. There is no resiliency and people give up with something as stupid as breaking up with a boyfriend. 2 months ago, I came back from a feast that natives in Canada have and it was the third anniversary of this twenty-something native teenager who seem to have everything going for her and again it was a breakup and alcohol was a factor. They have a Steve send a giveaway and basically they celebrate /grievefor three years mourning the loss a family member in Canada's Cree tribe. Happy pictures of the deceased woman were passed around so you can remember her. The Chiefs and Elders discussed about addictions and how they had to be haunted by their addictions but these men are in their fifties and sixties and they survived. They still seem to smoke quite a bit though. Marijuana use is rapid in these rural areas and legalizing it will not make it any better. Canada legalized pot last October
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