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The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST for Thursday, May 21, 2015. (At The 26:04 Mark On The Media Player) A major discussion of have suicides increased among Black youth and why generated a lot of discussion and comment on the program. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) issued a detailed scientific analysis titled Suicide Trends Among Elementary School–Aged Children in the United States From 1993 to 2012. In the detailed report the eight researchers from the medical and public health fields examined data on youth suicides in the United States between 1993 to 1997 an again between 2008 to 2012. Among the conclusions reached: “The stable overall suicide rate in school-aged children in the United States during 20 years of study obscured a significant increase in suicide incidence in black children and a significant decrease in suicide incidence among white children. Findings highlight a potential racial disparity that warrants attention. Further studies are needed to monitor these emerging trends and identify risk, protective, and precipitating factors relevant to suicide prevention efforts in children younger than 12 years.” Listeners expressed strong feelings about the report; while others told of their problems interacting with the mental health community for their children. It’s an engaging discussion that took up most of the Thursday’s program. The JAMA Study on Child Suicides is a Detailed Academic Study and Report. To Read The JAMA Report On Child Suicides Click This Link: JAMA STUDY ON RISE IN BLACK CHILD SUICIDES
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Also on the May 21 Afternoons with Amos, Ross Eisenberg of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) began the program (At The 03:29 Mark On The Media Player) expressing the concern of that organization representing the nation’s major manufacturing companies about the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA is looking at tightening the standards for ozone in the country. NAM believes those standards would cripple the nation’s manufacturer,s increasing their costs and possibly leading to job losses. Eisenberg said America has made great progress reducing ozone pollution, but that NAM feels the new EPA rues could cripple local and national American economies. (At The 16:53 Mark On The Media Player) Steve Barnett of the American Legion’s Tillman Harpole Post 249 talked about the Legion’s upcoming Minority Veterans Conference on Saturday, May 30th. The conference, open to veterans or veterans families is designed to share information to help veterans deal with the problems they may be experiencing. Also to gain feedback on how the American Legion can help better service minority, especially African-American veterans. The Afternoons with Amos PODCAST For Thursday May 21, 2015. Runs 96 Minutes ©2015 WTLC/Radio One. PODCAST Begins After Brief Video Ad.
