Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for college athletes and the rates doubled over 20 years, according to a new study published by the University of Washington this week. The topic of mental health and suicide prevention is talked about frequently to hopefully help certain college athletes find the help they need. The study looked at data for over two decades from 2002 to 2022. It found 1,102 student athletes died between those years and of the student athletes, 128 people died by suicide. On average, the athletes who died were 20 years old. The proportion of suicide deaths doubled from the first 10 years of the study (just over 7.5%) to the second 10 years (just over 15%), while other causes of death in this population decreased.

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