A report from the surgeon general spells out how the mental health of children has suffered during Covid.
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he U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek H. Murthy has issued a 53-page report on a burgeoning mental-health crisis among American youth, exacerbated by the pandemic. Emergency-room visits for depression, anxiety, and other conditions have been rising for a long time. But emergency-room visits caused by suicide attempts by adolescent girls jumped 51 percent in 2021, according to the report.
While the report touched on increased mental-health issues before the pandemic, it does not shy away from looking at the effect of the pandemic and the public-health strictures on the lives of children in the crisis. Here is the key paragraph:
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Students wearing protective masks arrive for classes on the first day of school in Miami-Dade County at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami, Fla., August 23, 2021. (Marco Bello/Reuters) A report from the surgeon general spells out how the mental health of children has suffered during Covid. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek H. Murthy has issued a 53-page report on a burgeoning mental-health crisis among American youth, exacerbated by the pandemic. Emergency-room visits for depression, anxiety, and other conditions have been rising for a long time. But emergency-room visits caused by suicide attempts by adolescent girls jumped 51 percent in 2021, according to the report. While the report touched on increased mental-health issues before the pandemic, it does not shy away from looking at the effect of the pandemic and the public-health strictures on the lives of children in the crisis. Here is the key paragraph: Since the … Something to Consider If you enjoyed this article, we have a proposition for you: Join NRPLUS. Members get all of our content on the site including the digital magazine and archives, no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more). And importantly, NRPLUS members help keep NR going. If you enjoyed this article and want to see more premium content like this, we have a proposition for you: Join NRPLUS. Become a Member Recommended White Students Not Allowed at Pennsylvania School District’s Drone Camp The district’s superintendent defended the racially exclusive event in an email to NR. The Race-Marxists Finally Went Too Far Americans are asking whether the radicals of CRT and BLM have any decency left. Saving Notre Dame Cathedral Notre Dame’s new renovation plans symbolize Leftist cultural vandalism. Where John Durham’s Investigation Is Heading Reading the tea leaves, it appears the special counsel’s end game is something other than a sweeping indictment. Omicron Shows Why It’s Time to Move On from COVID Restrictions People should live not as if they are one variant or booster away from the end, but as if COVID-19 is here forever. The Latest A Man in the World Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French philosopher, writer, adventurer, and activist. Get to know him: his thoughts and his life. The Worst Spending Bill in Decades? The American Rescue Plan continues to drive inflation and economic damage. The Supreme Court’s Chance to Fight State Discrimination against Faith-Based Schools To discriminate against schools on the basis of their religious activity is to discriminate against them because of their religious identity. Bad Luck Banging Critiques the New Normal of the Covid Era Romanian director Radu Jude’s satire, chockablock with blue paper face masks, gets cinema up to speed. An Alumnus Story: Going Home, and Finding Woke A distinguished Catholic high school in Rochester, N.Y., succumbs to secularity and left-wing fads. How Bail Worked in the Michigan School-Shooting Case Good call: Bail was set for the parents but denied to the alleged shooter.