LANDSCAPE - BY NUMBERS

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• Black and African American teenagers are more likely to attempt suicide than White teenagers (9.8 percent v. 6.1 percent) 

• Major depressive episodes increased from 9 percent-10.3 percent in Black and African American youth ages 12-17, 6.1 percent to 9.4 percent in young adults 18-25, and 5.7 percent to 6.3 percent in the 26-49 age range between 2015 and 2018

• Actual suicide death rates for Black girls ages 13 to 19 increased by 182% from 2001 to 2017

• 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14

• Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Black children ages 10 to 19

• Approximately 50% to 75% of youth in the juvenile justice system meet criteria for a mental health disorder

• 16% of the U.S. Black/African-American population reported having a mental illness

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