Commentary: School mental health days may not benefit the kids most in need
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the very concept of normal life, and now an entire generation of children impacted by global school closures and mask mandates are standing on the precipice of perhaps the largest mental health threat in generations.
According to the CDC, the number of emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts among children and adolescents increased 31% in 2020. These numbers represent a very real consequence and dangerous trajectory of the stress and isolation created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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