Suicide is epidemic for American Indian youth
A youth-suicide epidemic is sweeping Indian country, with Native American teens and young adults killing themselves at more than triple the rate of other young Americans, according to federal government figures. Ref. Source 7
Somehow I wonder if the parents' lamenting over their lack of this or that makes the teens depressed? With encouragement any teen can get anywhere and be anything positive once they are fed the right things and not constantly reminded of the past.
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Being a teen is already difficult but American Indian teens have two conflict, the traditions of their parents and the modern age's 'vices'. Its not an easy time.
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