Study finds suicide rates among Asian American or Pacific Islander youth sharply increased between 1999–2021

An investigation, which examined 1,880 Asian American or Pacific Islander youth who died by suicide during their first two decades, found that the suicide rate for males increased by 72%, and by 125% for females. Suicide rates among males peaked in 2019, and for females in 2020. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Asian American and Pacific Islander youth.

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