A recent study found that adults who had experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were more likely to have attempted suicide in their lifetime than those who had not experienced ACEs. On this weeks episode I speak with Dr. Janee Both Gragg about the connections between ACEs and suicide. Listen in for an important conversation on understanding how having dealt with childhood trauma can sometimes lead to suicide attempts and what to do if you know someone is struggling. 

 

 

 https://theconversation.com/black-kids-and-suicide-why-are-rates-so-high-and-so-ignored-127066

https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2020/01/black-youth-suicide

https://www.sprc.org/news/adverse-childhood-experiences-suicide-attempts

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/student-suicides-nevada-coronavirus.html

https://themighty.com/2016/12/explaining-the-cause-of-death-suicide/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5603224/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/194504

https://www.suicideispreventable.org

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