A new study suggests Lubbock has the highest rate of attempted suicides by Texas children and teens between the ages of 6 and 17 years-old.
An independent analysis of national insurance claims by Nomi Health shows that San Antonio and Dallas are close behind.
Scholars at Texas Tech suggest a large part of the reason is that Texas generally ranks in the bottom ten states in access to mental health resources.
According to the latest federal data, in 2015 Lubbock County had 3.1 psychiatrists for every 10,000 kids under 18. At the same time, there were 6.4 psychiatrists for every 10,000 children in Travis County.
The Texas Tribune quotes National Alliance on Mental Illness numbers showing nearly two-thirds of Texans between 12-and-17 years old who have depression did not receive any care in 2021.
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