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This is an odd finding to me. The CDC found that of 18-24 year olds surveyed June 24-30, one in four seriously considered suicide within the past thirty days.

This is an odd finding to me. The CDC found that of 18-24 year olds surveyed June 24-30, one in four seriously considered suicide within the past thirty days. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm Discussion by Glenn Greenwald: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/28/the-social-fabric-of-the-u-s-is-fraying-severely-if-not-unravelling/ https://theintercept.com/2020/08/28/the-social-fabric-of-the... I find it somewhat incredible that the results would be going essentially in opposite directions so close in age range.

kortilla 6y ago
It shouldn’t be that surprising. The change in the way your life is structured and how you are treated by society drastically changes after high school.
- tehjoker 6y ago
  That's true, but these kid's parents aren't doing so hot. I'm a little incredulous that this stress isn't being transmitted.
nobody9999 6y ago
>I find it somewhat incredible that the results would be going essentially in opposite directions so close in age range. I wonder if the kids studied were more from higher socio-economic strata than the median. The methodology section of the appendix to the study linked[0] by the Atlantic article is vague on socio-economic status. Since many of those who are on the high end have had significantly less disruption than those on the lower end. If the sample was skewed toward the higher end of the spectrum, perhaps that could account for the results. [0] https://ifstudies.org/ifs-admin/resources/final-teenquarantine2020.pdf https://ifstudies.org/ifs-admin/resources/final-teenquaranti... Edit: Included the missing link.