A another public health study shows that school lockdowns reduced suicides, suicide attempts, and mental health ER visits. (I mentioned another study in December.)
Of note, this study observes that, "The present results support previous work suggesting that during adolescence, females may be at greater risk for suicidality than males, while males are more likely to die by suicide."
The authors say that bullying is the likely cause, which explains why suicidality is so much common among women. High school is a petri dish for sexual harassment.
I cannot speak to what is going through the mind of teenage girls, but I can say what went through the mind of this formerly teenage boy, no blood going to the brain, it was otherwise occupied.
School needs to do a better job of protecting students from each other.
This:
Conclusions
The presence of seasonal patterns and the observed unexpected decrease in suicidality among children and adolescents after the spring 2020 COVID-19–related school closures highlight the potential association between suicidality and the school calendar. Prevention efforts can benefit by targeting periods of heightened risk.
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