Industry Resources | June 22, 2021
Emergency Department Visits For Suspected Suicide Attempts Among Persons Aged 12–25 Years Before & During The COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–May 2021
On June 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published this report regarding emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts in the U.S. among those aged 12 through 25 years, during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Using data from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP),* CDC examined trends in emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts during January 1, 2019 through May 15, 2021, among persons aged 12–25 years, by sex, and at three distinct phases of COVID-19 . . .