Suicide counts and rate by year among children and adolescents aged 1014: United States, 20002017 [Rates are per 100,000 population enumerated as of April 1 for 2000 and 2010 and estimated as of July 1 for all other years]
2000: 300 1.5
2001: 272 1.3
2002: 260 1.2
2003: 244 1.1
2004: 283 1.3
2005: 270 1.3
2006: 216 1.0
2007: 180 0.9
2008: 215 1.0
2009: 259 1.3
2010: 267 1.3
2011: 282 1.4
2012: 306 1.5
2013: 386 1.9
2014: 425 2.1
2015: 409 2.0
2016: 436 2.1
2017: 517 2.5
WTF...and what happened from 2011 onward?
Climate change hysteria.
Smart Phones?
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When did they start teaching kids that they kill polar bears when they exhale CO2? Seriously, though, when they teach that the world will end in x years unless we all think differently, maybe some kids give up hope.
And when did they start teaching that gender is merely a social construct and that you can be a girl/boy if you really want to?
When did teaching moral relativism start?
Gender ambiguity, leftist climate change lies and vicious leftist pedophiles take their toll on the young.
The whole culture is insane right now and it’s especially crazy for teens.
Socialist networking media
Sex positive grooming
Anti-American agit prop from pre-k thru collegep
God help us all.
Some very, very evil people are out and about...
It was spirituality that saved my life at that age, and I think the rise in secularism and the confusion about God and meaning is fueling this increase in suicides. There are always going to be dysfunctional families, and anxiety, self-doubt, and confusion in young lives. Knowing that there is a meaning beyond yourself, and a meaning to your life beyond the secular world, is a crucial saving grace.
Gay parenting. My friend works at a day care and kids seeing man-woman couples are confused a f
Psychotropic drugs
Spend a generation messing with kids minds and bodies and what can you expect?
Its called MARIJUANA!!!!!!! Weed use has skyrocketed since 2007. And yes, there are 10 year olds who smoke weed. The weed causes depression and other psychoses, which in turn leads to suicides.
Tell them that the world will be DESTROYED by Global Warming and plastic straws and yes, many will not see much use in hanging around.
Sounds to me like the left should be CELEBRATING the fact that their brainwashing is working so well.
Social media is creating impossible ideals for kids.
They see a social media 'influencer' on youtube, facebook, twitter, instagram et. al. and they believe their lives are boring, they're ugly, they don't have millions of 'friends' (followers), et. al.
The average kid is inundated with impossible standards they know they'll never achieve.
Without ADULTS to tone down the messages of fear and talk to them about rational expections it's not unreasonable for some kids to see their future as hopeless.
Can you image what it's like for a young child coming home from school where your teacher is telling you the world is going to end because Republicans and President Trump won't do anything to stop climate change and your parents agree with your teacher?
And everyone on social media is beautiful, happy, rich, with millions of 'friends' and you're a nobody.
Oh, let’s see. They get taught nothing but anti-human, godless leftism in the school, on TV, etc. 24/7. Yeah, it matters.
For a clear overview of suicide rates by age and sex, look at Figure 2 here:
Children are being targetted for psych drugs. Just like veterans. This is the cause of skyrocketing rates.