UpdatedFri, May 28, 2021 at 12:01 pm ET
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The end of the school year is already a fraught time for young adults; the added isolation of coronavirus restrictions has led to a mental health crisis, experts say. (Shutterstock/Patch)
WESTCHESTER, NY The director of psychiatry at The Westchester Medical Center Health Network s (WMCHealth) Behavioral Health Center tells Patch that just as the concerns over the dangers of the coronavirus begin to wane, a serious public mental health crisis is quietly taking place.
Dr. Stephen Ferrando says that an uptick in cases of drug and alcohol abuse, anxiety disorders and severe depression are undeniable. Perhaps even more troubling, Ferrando says a marked rise in the number of serious suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults has reached a breaking point.