Youth suicide rates increased during COVID-19 pandemic

Youth suicide rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native and non-Hispanic Black youths, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
“To our knowledge, no national study examined changes in youth suicide rates that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jeffrey A. Bridge, PhD, director of the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research, part of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said in a press release. “We wanted to a see if there were any changes in the youth suicide rate that occurred and

Youth suicide rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native and non-Hispanic Black youths, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
“To our knowledge, no national study examined changes in youth suicide rates that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jeffrey A. Bridge, PhD, director of the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research, part of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said in a press release. “We wanted to a see if there were any changes in the youth suicide rate that occurred and