Native Americans and their high suicide rate.

Suicide Among Native Americans: A Growing Epidemic "Suicide is the third leading cause of death... in the United States." [Borowsky et al., 574] However, "[s]uicide rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives...are two to three times higher than the national average." [Keane et al., 735] The problem is one of great magnitude. The United States has a responsibility to a population in trouble. It ought to concern each member of the population, not just those …

…issue of adolescent suicide. This is the next generation; the future of a people. It is obligatory that the American Indian people along with the United States government band together to end the problem. If we choose to turn a blind eye to the epidemic of suicide among Native Americans, the demise of a culture will resonate in our collective conscience for the rest of history. Is America prepared to take that kind of responsibility?