Jenny Cureton, Ph.D., associate professor of Counselor Education and Supervision at Kent State’s School of Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences, was quoted in an article by USA Today titled, "Black suicide rates, once among the nation's lowest, have risen dramatically among youths." Cureton is the lead author of “Readiness of a U.S. Black community to address suicide,” a study that addresses this topic. Suicide rates are on the rise in Black communities across the country. Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic there was a significant rise in the rate of suicides ...