Under age 13, suicide rates are roughly double for black children vs. white children

(Carnegie Mellon University) A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that racial disparities in suicide rates are age-related. Specifically, suicide rates for black children aged 5-12 were roughly two times higher than those of similarly aged white children.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news