Suicide rates among US college student-athletes have doubled in the last two decades, a new study has found.The findings, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, analyzed suicide rates between July 1, 2002, and June 30, 2022, among athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They found that rates rose by 36 percent. This made suicide the second most likely cause of death following accidents, the study reported.When carrying out the study, researchers looked at... Read this story
