Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that at least 3,600 children under the age of 13 died by suicide in the last two decades. Four young children died Saturday in an early morning house fire in a small community in southeastern North Carolina. Four little girls died in a house fire in Columbus County, North Carolina, after flames tore through their home in the early hours of the morning.
Six children were inside without adults when the fire started, but only two managed to escape. Information about how and why children died is scattered across various sources - media articles, state-released fatality reports, death reviews from other entities. In 2020, firearms surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for children and teens.
Deaths due to firearm-related injuries - including death by homicide, suicide, or accident - were around 20% of all child and teen deaths in 2020 and 2021, the largest proportion in at least four decades. OBJECTIVES. This study describes characteristics of children ages 1 to 17 years who died of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2020 to 2022 and whose deaths were reviewed by child death review (CDR) teams across the United States.METHODS.
We used data in the National Fatality Review. The body of Esmerelda Ferrer Garibay; her husband, 36; son, 13, and daughter, 6, were found at a mechanic's shop in Guadalajara, Mexico. 2 Children Who Died in Minneapolis School Shooting Are Identified An 8.
Increasing cases of pediatric suicidality highlight the ongoing mental health crisis among youth. Suicide attempts, ideation, and self-injury have become the most common mental health conditions seen in children's hospitals' emergency departments, according to data from the Children's Hospital Association's Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS®). Between 2016 and 2021, suicide.
A total of 440 children in the U.S. died by suicide using firearms during 2008-2022, nearly five times higher than the number from 2001-2007, according to the study data.