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Study finds folic acid treatment is associated with decreased risk of suicide attempts
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Study finds folic acid treatment is associated with decreased risk of suicide attempts

by University of Chicago Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the US, with more than 45,000 people dying by suicide in 2020. Experts recommend many strategies and treatments to decrease the risk of suicide, including psychotherapy, peer support, economic support, and medications like antidepressants. Few if any...

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SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AMONG BLACK TEENS ROSE 73% FROM 1991-2017

“The rise in suicide rates among black youth can most likely be traced back to an internalization of issues around structural racism in America, along with a lack of coping mechanisms and lack of investment in mental health services in black communities,” says Sean Joe, professor of social development at Washington University in St. Louis...