Suicide Permitted

Over the course of the last two decades, American teens have reported disturbingly high rates of “suicidal ideation.” According to a study cited in The Guardian, between 2010 and 2020 the rates of attempted suicide rose by 188 percent among teen girls, and by 48 percent among boys. These figures show no sign of abating anytime soon. During the same period, we have seen a doubling of adolescent depression and anxiety.