Hi, everyone. This is Ashley Cooper. Welcome back to another episode of the anti-racism and medicine series of the Clinical Problem Solvers podcast. As always, our goal on this podcast is to equip our

listeners at all levels of training with the consciousness and tools to practice anti-racism

in their health professions careers. Today's episode is part two of our series focused on the topic

of youth suicide and how we might begin to ameliorate the racial and gender health disparities

currently facing many youth of color. Today I'm joined by our wonderful guest, Dr. Benton and Dr. Simon.

Thank you both for being here with us again today.

Thank you so much for having us.

Thank you, both.

So Dr. Benton and Dr. Simon, you both have written on the increasing rates of suicide,

which are impacting black girls in the United States.

And according to a 2019 study,

the suicide rate amongst black girls increased by a striking 182% over the course of 2001 to

2017. Despite these increases in suicide amongst black girls, there remains a positive of

literature addressing this critical area. How do you think that we may begin to ameliorate this

dirt in literature and bring black girls to the forefront of research discourse on youth suicide? And how do you think that we may begin to ameliorate this dirt in literature and bring black girls

to the forefront of research discourse on you suicide? And how do you think this urgent crisis may begin to be

remediated? Yeah, so I think in reference to the first question about, you know, the dearf of literature

that is particularly characterizing and or attempting to address the challenges associated with black

girls. One, there have to just obviously be a recruitment of individuals that view this as important.

And for myself, I can say what prompted my perspective piece on black girls is the fact that I

have a daughter. And I was covering a unit at the time and there were black girls is the fact that I have a daughter. And I was covering a unit at the time,

and there were black girls. And just recognizing the difference in what I was hearing about

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