The Press wrote:
New government figures show a surprising increase in youth suicides after a decade of decline.
Suicides climbed 18 percent from 2003 to 2004 for Americans younger than 20, to 1,985 deaths from 1,737.
By contrast, the suicide rate among 15- to 19-year-olds had fallen to 7.3 per 100,000 in 2003 from about 11 per 100,000 in 1990.
Suicides were the only cause of death that increased for youths through age 19 from 2003 to 2004, according to the report released Monday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Suicides climbed 18 percent from 2003 to 2004 for Americans younger than 20, to 1,985 deaths from 1,737.
By contrast, the suicide rate among 15- to 19-year-olds had fallen to 7.3 per 100,000 in 2003 from about 11 per 100,000 in 1990.
Suicides were the only cause of death that increased for youths through age 19 from 2003 to 2004, according to the report released Monday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.