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'An epidemic of mental health challenges': Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the COVID pandemic has triggered 'alarming' spike in child suicides
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] A herd, self-culling.- 'I'm so concerned about our children because there is an epidemic, if you will, of mental health challenges,' Dr Vivek Murthy said Last week, Murthy's office issued a mental health advisory after unveiling alarming figures that one in five young people report experiencing depression
- 'We know that their lives have been turned upside down,' Murthy said
- Just below 790 children aged 0-18 have lost their lives to COVID since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the CDC
- But almost 70 per cent of parents who have a child for whom they sought out mental health treatment in the past 12 months have used tele-health therapy
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-12-27 |
