Why do kids kill themselves and what are some of the warning signs? A 2001 study reveals some predictable findings, and some surprises.
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How Childhood and Youth Experiences Link to Suicide
More than 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year, and rates are especially high among the young and the old. New research shows that a child who has many very negative experiences can be 30 to 50 times as likely to attempt suicide as a youth or as an adult.
Read More »Teen Mothers as Targets for Violence
It is well-known that teen pregnancy puts girls at risk for a lifetime of poverty, but a 2002 study shows that teen mothers are also at high risk of being abused by their boyfriends or husbands in the months after their baby is born.
Read More »Child Abuse and Father Figures: Which Kind of Families Are Safest to Grow Up In?
Some studies show that children with a father surrogate living at home are more likely to be reported for maltreatment—abuse and neglect—than those with a biological father at home or, as some research shows, no father figure at all.
Read More »Dating Violence Inspires Other Problems
There is a link with high-risk behaviors such as drug use according to a study of dating violence published in September 2003.
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