Concerns Growing Over Mental Health Crisis In Kids as Attempted Suicide Rates Jump 184 Percent

A teacher gives a lesson on the first day of online class in an empty classroom at Seoul Girls High School on April 9, 2020, in Seoul, South Korea. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

The mental health of Victorian children and teens, a low-risk age group for COVID-19, is suffering after being forced into the fourth lockdown in 12 months, with attempted self-harm and suicide rates surging.

Kids Helpline, a national 24/7 confidential support and counselling service for 5 to 25-year-olds, revealed that the attempted suicide rate of Victorian teenagers shot up by 184 percent in the past six months.