Youth Suicide During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic, in Pediatrics
key takeaway: "There was a significant increase in overall observed versus expected youth suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic (RR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01–1.07), equivalent to an estimated 212 excess deaths. Demographic subgroups including males (RR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.02–1.08), youth aged 5 to 12 years (RR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.03–1.41) and 18 to 24 years (RR =1.05, 95% CI = 1.02–1.08), non-Hispanic AI/AN youth (RR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.03–1.39), Black youth (RR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.12–1.29), and youth who died by firearms (RR = 1.14, 95% CI = 1.10–1.19) experienced significantly more suicides than expected."
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