MedPage Today (8/26, Firth) reported, “‘Addressing mental health concerns among young people, in particular Black youth, is urgently needed,’…said” Michael Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH, dean and professor at the NYU Silver School of Social Work in New York City, during an online panel discussion that occurred Aug. 24 “hosted by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism and sponsored by the Kristy Hammam Fund for Health Journalism.” What’s more, “suicide is now the second leading cause of death among young people, said” Lindsey, who also pointed out that “from 2019 to 2020, hospitals saw a 31% increase in youth emergency department visits related to self-harm behaviors.”
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