Rise in Child Suicide in the U.S. Linked in Part to the Nation’s Opioid Crisis

The rise in child suicides in the United States since 2010 was fueled in part by the nation’s opioid crisis, which previous studies found increased rates of child neglect and altered household living arrangements, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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Rise in Child Suicide in the U.S. Linked in Part to the Nation’s Opioid Crisis

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