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CDC data finds sharp rise in suicide attempts among teen girls amid COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32836
Subject(s) - covid-19 , emergency department , disease control , demography , medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , disease , psychiatry , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology , outbreak
Emergency department (ED) visits for suspected suicide attempts among females ages 12–17 increased 51% during February–March 2021 compared with 2019. Visits among males during that time increased 4%, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) June 11.