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Youth Experiencing Parental Death Due to Drug Poisoning and Firearm Violence in the US, 1999-2020

May 8, 2024
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key takeaway: "Between 1999 and 2020, an estimated 1.19 million US youth had a parent die by drug poisoning or firearms. In 2020, drugs and firearms caused 23% of all parental deaths compared with 12% in 1999, and Black youth experienced a disproportionate burden, mainly due to firearm deaths of fathers."

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