By Glenn Ellis

TriceEdneyWire.com

In 2016, a study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which found that Black kids 5 to 12 years old were two times more likely to die by suicide compared to White youth in the same age group.

Did you hear that? Suicide in Black children 5-12! Who remembers when suicide by a Black child was unheard of?

I have written recently about the impact that the times we are living in, have on the young people around our homes and communities, and the longer this pandemic, and all the other disruptions to our lives, I am becoming increasingly concerned that we could easily “lose” a generation, if we don’t pay attention.

Continue reading Our Children Are Now Dying By Suicide at The New Journal and Guide .