Suicide deaths among incarcerated youth

(MediaSource) According to a US Department of Justice survey, from 2000 to 2014, suicide rates were two to three times higher for youth in custody than those in the general population. In a new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child& Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital looked at circumstances preceding suicide to understand better why this disparity in suicide rate exists.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news