Children consider suicide more than their caregivers think

About 8 in every 100 kids who are 9 or 10 years old think about suicide or act on those ideas, a new study of nearly 8,000 children across the U.S. concludes. Their caregivers were aware of fewer suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts — 107 attempts reported by kids versus 39 by adults  — raising alarm that such distress might be overlooked. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in children 10 to 14 years old, and over the last 10 years, emergency visits and hospital stays for children who thought about or tried to die by suicide have doubled. The strongest risk factors are kids' psychological problems and family conflict. Also a risk: more screen time.