Building Bridges To Overcome The Children’s Mental Health Crisis
The pandemic has left its mark on the mental health of children. Over the past 30 months, eating disorders doubled. And depression and anxiety in young people doubled as well (see The Pandemic Doubled Youth Depression And Anxiety, Study Finds). In 2021 alone, there was a 22.3% increase in trips to emergency rooms for young people between 12 to 17 (see Youth Suicide Attempts Soared During Pandemic). We’ve seen nearly a 5-fold increase in suicidal ideation of children from 10 to 12 …