> The issue is that while successful suicides are higher in boys, suicide attempts are higher in girls. No, the issue in this article is just about the levels

> The issue is that while successful suicides are higher in boys, suicide attempts are higher in girls. No, the issue in this article is just about the levels rising in teen girls and nothing to do with boys, which is why I said OP was offtopic whataboutism. > Importantly, the whole "record levels in teen girls" is notable because unlike in boys where suicide attempts went up by ~4%, suicide attempts in girls (which are already ~2x higher) increased by an additional 50% in the last few years. Trends are certainly important. But anybody who says girls have much lower reported rates of mental health issues and self harm is just misinformed.