The number of young Alaskans who died by suicide in 2020 decreased by about 50% compared to 2019, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services says data shows, according to KTUU.

That comes after 2019 showed a significant increase in suicides by youth and young adults from the year before.

Suicide attempts have gone up among Alaska’s youngest residents, with an increase in attempts among children aged 11-14.

Leah Van Kirk, part of the state’s suicide prevention team in the Division of Behavioral Health, shared data in a presentation Wednesday that shows that Western and Northern Alaska have some of the highest rates of suicide deaths per 100,000 people in population, but that large numbers of suicides in Alaska’s urban areas show that both types of areas are struggling.