Youth Suicide




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Summary: In Connecticut the suicide rate among young people nearly doubled in a single year. Meanwhile, a New York task force is recommending intervention in communities – young black, Latina and LGBT – that are at high risk of suicide. And nationwide the rates continue to climb. We’ll discuss what’s causing the crisis, and what can be done to curb it, with guests: Gillian Anderson, founder and board chair, My Friend Abby Valerie Lepoutre, young adult program coordinator, National Alliance on Mental