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Suicides for all Black youth between the ages of 5 and 17 climbed between 2003 and 2017 — but the increase was sharpest for girls and 15- to 17-year-olds.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

A representative for her mother, who won an Oscar for Lost in Translation and made The Virgin Suicides and The Beguiled, declined to comment.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

The study, titled “Evaluation of Suicides Among Adolescents During Pandemic,” covered all 10 Department of Health and Human Services regions and 33% of all U.S. adolescents.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2022

Dunst has spoken during her press cycle about feeling under-appreciated by industry peers in a career that has spanned Dick, Jumanji, the Virgin Suicides and Melancholia – but no awards.

From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2019

She reads all the time—in the halls, in the cafeteria— mostly novels with angsty protagonists: The Virgin Suicides, Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline