Female Teen Suicide Attempts Increased Sharply During Pandemic Lockdowns

Female Teen Suicide Attempts Increased Sharply During Pandemic Lockdowns
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Teenagers hospitalized for suspected suicide attempts saw a spike during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021.

A new CDC study found that between Feb. 21 and March 20, female adolescents between ages 12 through 17 have been visiting the emergency department (ED) at a rate of nearly 51 percent higher than the same time frame in 2019 before the lockdowns were enforced.