Black children are twice as likely to die by suicide, Nationwide Children's study finds

Black children ages 5 to 12 are twice as likely to die by suicide as their white counterparts, a new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital shows.

Research on suicide by Black youths is extremely limited, so the study sought to...

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