According to MedPage Today (2/18, Firth), a Feb. 17 “subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce…focused on the rising toll of youth mental health challenges during the pandemic.” In 2020 alone, “mental health-related emergency department visits for children rose by 24% for children ages five to 11 and by 31% for those ages 12 to 17, according to the CDC.” What’s more, “every week, 119 young people die by suicide.” While the pandemic has undoubtedly adversely affected youth mental health, some witnesses before the subcommittee, however, “stressed that no single factor is responsible for the rise in children’s mental health issues.”
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