Tag: suicide
How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen...
By Toria Herd, Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology, and Sarah A. Font, Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, Penn State
More than 44% of teens reported persistent...
Suicide’s on the Rise in the Black Community. Here’s How You Can Help Stop...
By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black
Suicide deaths in the Black community have been on the rise since before the COVID-19 pandemic started — and unfortunately, Black...
Black veteran groups seek policy agenda on racial inequities
By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his family...
With Inpatient Psychiatric Services in Short Supply, America’s Teen Mental Health Emergency Deepens
With inpatient psychiatric services reportedly in short supply, teenagers aren’t receiving the care they need.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
According to...
Firearm Deaths Grow, Disparities Widen
New analysis shows firearm homicide rates grew nearly 35% from 2019 to 2020, with disparities by race/ethnicity and poverty level widening, and firearm suicide...