From endless scrolling on Instagram to graphic TV shows such as 13 Reasons Why, US suicide-prevention experts have several theories for what has caused a surging increase in suicide among the nation's youth.
Suicide is the country's second-leading cause of death among children ages 10 to 14, and the rate of youth suicide nearly tripled from 2007 to 2017, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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