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Not a theory, but additional info: female teenage suicide is one-third the rate of male in US[1], but typically grows faster per year. [1] https://time.com/559
by deep-root 5y ago
Not a theory, but additional info: female teenage suicide is one-third the rate of male in US[1], but typically grows faster per year.
[1] https://time.com/5590344/youth-suicide-rates/ https://time.com/5590344/youth-suicide-rates/
Edit: The Time article links to original JAMA
- supergirl 5y agoI was thinking about this. it would explain the increase. but actually the CDC numbers show that absolute numbers are much higher for girls; although, it's only for this narrow study
- pedrosorio 5y agoAs people have mentioned elsewhere in the thread, suicide != suicide attempt. The former is higher in boys whereas the latter is higher in girls.