youth suicide

At the "strong urging" of the state Department of Education, the Duval school district says it will no longer participate in the federal questionnaire for teens.

Children’s hospitals — and the young patients they help — are asking Congress to prioritize their growing mental health needs.

A cluster of suicides in Las Vegas, plus a troubling rise in youth suicide attempts observed in ERs nationwide, is raising fears that the pandemic is fueling a children's mental health crisis.

Anxiety and depression among teens and youth are getting worse since COVID lockdowns began in March, early studies suggest, and many experts say they fear a corresponding increase in suicide.

Suicide rates are rising for children and young adults, both nationally and statewide --- and Florida policymakers are trying to reverse the trend.While...