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The results of a new study highlight just how difficult, and potentially fatal, the pandemic has been for children and adolescents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Suicide attempts rose among children and adolescents during the COVID‑19 pandemic, especially for girls

Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary; Daphne Korczak, University of Toronto; Jackson Hewitt, University of Calgary; Nicole Racine, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Tracy Vaillancourt, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

The rate of suicide attempts in children and adolescents increased by 22 per cent during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic.

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