TOPEKA—The suicide rate among children in Kansas continued a disturbing trend in 2018 with a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous year, according to a report released today by the Kansas State Child Death Review Board.
Thirty-five Kansas youth died by suicide in 2018, up from 32 in 2017. The 2018 rate was 5 youth suicides per 100,000 population, continuing a troubling trend in the youth sui…
