SAGE News Clips: Youth Depression and SuicideA mother agonizes over the suicide of her 14-year-old daughter who jumped off of the Golden Gate Bridge for feeling "boring" and "fat" even though she was a size zero. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that suicide rates have increased 24% between 1999 and 2014. During this time period, girls aged 10-14 were three times more likely to die from suicide. The CDC also reports increasing rates of psychiatric illness and depression among youth today when compared to previous decades.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 323, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Julie Cerel of the University of
Kentucky explains that along with a rise in youth suicide, there has been an uptick in youth ______.
A. drug use
B. depression
C. heart disease
D. obesity
Answer: B
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