- A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that nearly 20% of teenagers have said they had seriously considered suicide in the past year.
"...Many of us have lamented the terrible damage done to younger children by school closures and mask mandates — years of learning loss that may never be made up.
Now we learn that the isolation and anxiety that accompanied school shutdowns have taken a heavy toll on adolescents.
The CDC found that more than a third of US high-school students reported poor mental health during the pandemic.
Nearly half — 44% — said they felt sad or hopeless.
A horrifying near-20% said they had seriously considered suicide in the previous 12 months...Read all.
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