19 min
How can we stop teen suicide? What I Want to Know, with Kevin P. Chavous
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Even before the pandemic, suicide was the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 24. Teenage emergency room visits for suicide attempts have risen sharply since 2020, with a 50 percent rise in cases involving young women alone. What has been driving these startling increases? And is there more our schools can do to help identify and intervene with at-risk kids before they attempt to hurt themselves or others? In this episode, Dr. David Brent, the Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, joins Kevin to discuss what more we can do to combat a problem that is reaching epidemic proportions.
Even before the pandemic, suicide was the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 24. Teenage emergency room visits for suicide attempts have risen sharply since 2020, with a 50 percent rise in cases involving young women alone. What has been driving these startling increases? And is there more our schools can do to help identify and intervene with at-risk kids before they attempt to hurt themselves or others? In this episode, Dr. David Brent, the Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, joins Kevin to discuss what more we can do to combat a problem that is reaching epidemic proportions.
19 min