The number of teenage girls experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors increased during the second year of the pandemic, new federal data shows.
This undated stock photo shows a young woman sitting alone on a step with her head down.increased during the second year of the pandemic, new federal data showed.
For example, 9th and 10th-grade girls were more likely to seriously consider attempting suicide than 12th-grade girls. "Because of the increased prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among female students, particularly for those in 9th- and 10th-grade, the importance of early prevention and intervention to prevent suicide is evident," the authors wrote.
Additionally, LGBQ+ students had higher rates of reporting attempted suicide than heterosexual students, the CDC said. 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 report said.
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