Alarmingly, the rate of suicide amongst Indian children in the northern Great Plains is 10 times higher, 10 times higher than the national average.
Mike Johanns: “Alarmingly, the rate of suicide amongst Indian children in the northern Great Plains is 10 times higher, 10 times higher…”
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Senator Johanns emphasizes the disproportionate suicide rates in northern Great Plains Native American children.
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