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As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought

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Suicide ranks as either the seventh- or eighth -leading cause of death among children ages 5 to 11 .

Experts call for lowering the screening age forin children and moving to develop more effective early suicide risk detection and targeted prevention strategies.

Studies have found that young children gain an understanding about death and killing oneself from TV or other media, discussions with other children.

If a child is upset, parents should ask them questions about what they're experiencing, psychiatrist says.

American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal screening for suicide risk in all children 12 and older.

Schools can also play an important role in suicide prevention.

GoGuardian Beacon is monitoring activities on school computers used by more than 6.7 million public school students.