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It's not all "anecdata"... > In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ED visits for suspected suicide attempts began to increase among adolescents aged 12–17
by zaroth 5y ago
It's not all "anecdata"...
> In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ED visits for suspected suicide attempts began to increase among adolescents aged 12–17 years, especially girls. During February 21–March 20, 2021, suspected suicide attempt ED visits were 50.6% higher among girls aged 12–17 years than during the same period in 2019.
[1] - https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7024e1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7024e1.htm
- rootusrootus 5y agoHow did that play out over the rest of the pandemic, though? May 2020 was early in the pandemic, and there was a lot of turmoil. But things did settle down pretty quickly into a new normal for a lot of us.
- qqqwerty 5y agoAlternative headline: "Lockdowns allowed for parents to keep a closer eye on their kids, as a result more suicide attempts were discovered during the pandemic. Actual suicides (and thus attempts) did not increase significantly." According to this source[1] 1 in 25 attempts in youth are successful vs 1 in 4 for the elderly. That leaves a lot of room for "attempt discovery" statistics to meaningfully change without any meaningful changes in actual attempts. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attempt#:~:text=The%20American%20Association%20of%20Suicidology,about%204%3A1%20in%20elderly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_attempt#:~:text=The%20....