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This bill, known as the Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act, amends the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act to expand the National Science Foundation's (NSF) research areas focused on childhood suicide. Specifically, the bill adds two new research priorities: understanding the role of adverse childhood experiences and understanding the role of toxic stress in childhood. By adding these research areas, the bill aims to deepen scientific knowledge about the factors that contribute to youth suicide risk. The term "adverse childhood experiences" refers to potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood, such as abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction, while "toxic stress" describes prolonged exposure to significant stressors that can negatively impact a child's brain development and long-term health outcomes. These additions to the research agenda could help inform prevention strategies and interventions to reduce suicide rates among young people.

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