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The number of teenage girls experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors increased during the second year of the pandemic, new federal data showed.
The percentage of high school female students who seriously considered attempting suicide rose from 24.1% to about one-third, or 30%, between 2019 and 2021, according to the latest results of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The percentage of those who made a suicide plan increased from 19.9% to 23.6% and there was also an increase in suicide attempts from 11.0% to 13.3%, according to the CDC survey.
Differences were reported when it came to students’ ages, race/ethnicity or gender identity. For instance, 9th and 10th-grade girls were more likely to seriously consider attempting suicide than 12th-grade girls.
Although suicide is the 11th leading cause of death overall in the United States, it is the third among U.S. high school students between the ages 14 and 18, accounting for one-fifth of all deaths among this age group.
The number of teenage girls experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors increased during the second year of the pandemic, new federal data shows. https://t.co/MCcz9RF1qv
— ABC News (@ABC) April 30, 2023
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