TEEN SUICIDE: WHY SO YOUNG?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teen suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. Tragically, this statistic has proven to be far worse on many Native American reservations throughout North America. Reports founded by Mission Network News have even stated that suicide rates on reservations are 10 times the national average. Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the second largest reservation in the nation, is