Hill September 28, 2023
This month is National Suicide Prevention Month, an important focus in the midst of a catastrophic mental health crisis in this country. The suicide rate, suicidal thinking and emergency room visits continue to rise, especially among vulnerable teen girls.
Consider that according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021, close to two-thirds of teenage girls felt persistent sadness or hopelessness, emergency room visits related to mental health increased by 22 percent and a whopping one-third considered suicide. Provisional CDC data show that 2022 marked the highest number of suicide deaths ever recorded; more than 1,000 deaths higher than the previous record.
There are multiple reasons for this disturbing trend, including loneliness and increased...
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