The number of teenage suicide attempts has increased sharply in the United States during the health crisis linked to the coronavirus.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted a rise in numbers in the first wave.
A new rise in power followed at the time of the second wave.
A study on the subject published Friday by the CDC in
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
indicates a jump in emergency room visits for young girls for suspected suicide attempt by 26.2% between the summers of 2020 and 2019. The increase has even reached 50.6% during the winter of 2021, compared to the same period the previous year, shows the report also relayed by the
New York Post
.
A recommended prevention policy
At the same time, emergency care for young boys for these reasons only increased by 3.7%.
Figures released by the CDC did not uncover an increase in the number of suicide deaths.
They nevertheless led specialists to recommend a specific suicide prevention policy.
The scientists suggested "a comprehensive approach that is suited to times of disorganized infrastructure, that involves multi-sector collaborations, and that applies evidence-based strategies to respond to the wide range of factors affecting suicide risk." ".
The health measures in question
To explain the increase in suicide attempts among young people, the authors have highlighted the impact of health measures on social life and anxiety caused by family health and finances.
As for the higher numbers among teenage girls, they found them consistent with results from previous work,
USA Today
reported
.
These studies had shown a systematically stronger tendency among young girls to report their suicide attempts and to go to the emergency room for this reason.
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