[DoodleBob]

Here is the data on 10-14 year olds:

Suicide counts and rate by year among children and adolescents aged 10–14: United States, 2000–2017 [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?

[mdmathis6]

Barak Obama and Democrats and legal Gay marriage and a general collapse of morality happened!

[CincyRichieRich]

Put down the stupid smart phones and go outside!