Last night we've reported on the troubling rise in suicide deaths among young black Americans.

Tonight we explore one of the drivers of that crisis, a shortage of mental health providers.

Special correspondent Fred to Sam Lazaro,

has this report from Chicago,

part of our race matters coverage.

And a warning, this story discusses topics of suicide

that some may find disturbing.

Feeling like you're not the regular type of person,

it could shift your mind into a really dark place.

And I was what, 9, 10, just like,

I don't even want to be here anymore because I just didn't.

You thought about ending your life?

Yes.

When Noah Boynton was growing up on Chicago's south side, he had trouble brushing off the teasing he faced at school. He had a condition

that affected how he ran and the appearance of his leg.

Sharon Morgan, Boynton's single mother and a teacher herself,

initially thought the taunts were mostly harmless.

But later, she received a call from the mother of her son's best friend.

He went home and was like, my, no was having you. the mother of her son's best friend.

He went home and was like, Ma,

Noah's having these thoughts.

And I just remember the night me and my mind

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