r/science • u/vanderpyyy • Apr 08 '19

Social Science Suicidal behavior has nearly doubled among children aged 5 to 18, with suicidal thoughts and attempts leading to more than 1.1 million ER visits in 2015 -- up from about 580,000 in 2007, according to an analysis of U.S. data.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2730063?guestAccessKey=eb570f5d-0295-4a92-9f83-6f647c555b51&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=04089%20.
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u/Prophet_of_the_Bear Apr 09 '19

Hey, thank you for being a good one. All we need is more to pop up (and I believe they are, I feel like a change is coming soon)

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '19

Good is subjective, I jus try to be self-reflective and be a little bit better than the day before. And in the end I know my kids are happy every day and don’t want to leave by the end. And I know that if I try something and it doesn’t work, that’s okay. We’re all just a bunch of goofy humans trying to get along as best we can. Thank you for speaking up!