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ER Visits for Suicidal Behaviour in Kids Rose Amid Pandemic: Study Research points to a need for more mental-health supports for children, doctor says. Study shows more pediatric ER visits for suicidal behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic appeared in the Times Colonist,...
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Suicide rates for teens have risen between 2010 and 2015 after a nearly two decade decline according to data from the US federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Why the rates went up isn’t known but the rates among US teens occurred at the same time...
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Article: The sickening silence about suicide on campus Filling our students with knowledge is not enough; they deserve good health too. Andre Picard – Opinion section of the Globe and Mail, Tuesday March 25, 2019 Some highlights from the article: When schools...
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Canada’s public health crisis of suicides needs a funded mental health plan, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal Editorial of September 6, 2016. Suicide is the leading cause of death among the 15-35 age group, behind auto accidents. The CMAJ editors...