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Re:CDC Reports 51% Increase in Suicide Attempts Among Teenag... by deep-root on Saturday June 26, 2021 @12:38PM (#27643375)
Not a theory, but additional info: female teenage suicide is one-third the rate of male in US[1], but typically grows faster per year.

[1] https://time.com/5590344/youth-suicide-rates/

Edit: The Time article links to original JAMA

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Re:CDC Reports 51% Increase in Suicide Attempts Among Teenag... by supergirl on Saturday June 26, 2021 @12:47PM (#27643448)
I was thinking about this. it would explain the increase. but actually the CDC numbers show that absolute numbers are much higher for girls; although, it's only for this narrow study
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Re:CDC Reports 51% Increase in Suicide Attempts Among Teenag... by pedrosorio on Saturday June 26, 2021 @01:26PM (#27643882)
As people have mentioned elsewhere in the thread, suicide != suicide attempt. The former is higher in boys whereas the latter is higher in girls.
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