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CDC: 11% of US adults seriously considered suicide in June – Business Insider Australia
Early in the coronavirus pandemic, mental health experts warned the stay-at-home orders, job losses, and otherwise life-upturning nature of the crisis could lead to a mental health crisis alongside the public health one.
- 11% of American adults reported seriously considering suicide in June, about double the percentage who did so last summer, a new CDC report finds.
- Rates of suicide ideation were highest among 18- to 24-year-olds (25%) and unpaid caregivers for adults (30%).
- The report also found that the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety quadrupled and tripled, respectively, compared to last year.
- In total, 40% of Americans reported some mental health …
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