The national suicide rate jumped in 2021 after declining the previous two years and the final count fell just shy of a two-decade high, according to government figures released Thursday.
Just 6.7% of hospital emergency room visits in 2020 involved any mention of COVID-19, according to federal statistics released Tuesday that raise new questions about the public health response.
Just 6.7% of hospital emergency room visits in 2020 involved any mention of COVID-19, according to federal statistics released Tuesday that raise new questions about the public health response.
Long-term U.S. suicide trends changed heading into the pandemic, as rates fell steadily among Whites for the first time and rose among Blacks and Hispanics, according to federal data released Wednesday.