more frequent “socially sanctioned expressions of hatred,” Cantor said.
“It’s difficult for them to imagine having a life as comfortable as the previous generation,” she said.
On top of that, it’s all too easy to get a gun if a teen is suicidal, Cantor said. Drugs and alcohol are readily available, and can deepen suicidal feelings or thoughts.
For this study, Miron and his colleagues analyzed death certificate data gathered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
They found that the overall suicide rate in 2017 was nearly 12 deaths for every