Teen’s Suicide Attempt Prompts Warning Over Pandemic’s Mental Health Dangers

Teen’s Suicide Attempt Prompts Warning Over Pandemic’s Mental Health Dangers
Sydney R. looks out a window at a home in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Jack Bradley
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On Christmas night, a 14-year-old girl walked away from her family’s Orange County home and headed toward a bridge.

When she arrived, she leaped from the 50-foot structure, shattering two back bones in an attempted suicide brought on by some inner demons she’s been fighting since the start of the pandemic.