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As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought

Many experts are calling for lowering the screening age for suicide ideation in children.

Suicide ranks as either the seventh- or eighth-leading cause of death among children ages 5 to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and recent studies. (Nuiiko/Dreamstime/TNS)
Suicide ranks as either the seventh- or eighth-leading cause of death among children ages 5 to 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and recent studies. (Nuiiko/Dreamstime/TNS)
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Suicide ranks as either the seventh- or eighth-leading cause of death among children ages 5 to 11, according to recent studies.

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