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Suicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answers
With young people like college student Ben Salas dying, families and experts are searching for answers.
www.bbc.com
Twenty-one-year-old Ben Salas took his own life last April. He was a promising criminology student at North Carolina State University and an aspiring Olympic athlete. He had many friends, a stable relationship and a loving family.
His death was one of 50,000 suicides registered in the US last year - the largest number ever recorded. In second place: 2022, which saw 49,449 suicides.
