Mass layoffs linked to increased teen suicide attempts

14 agosto 2014

Mass layoffs trigger increased suicide attempts and other suicide-related behaviors among some teenagers, especially black teens, says new research. When 1 percent of a state’s working population lost jobs, suicide-related behaviors increased by 2 to 3 percent among girls and black adolescents in the following year. Among girls, thoughts of suicide and suicide plans rose. Among black teens, thoughts of suicide, suicide plans and suicide attempts all increased.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/lVnv9ivHnCY/140814191949.htm

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