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ER visits from attempted suicides spike among teenage girls
âIt is alarming
and last updated 2021-06-15 17:46:31-04
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) â There has been a significant spike in the number of attempted suicides by teenage girls in the United States.
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According to a study by the CDC, there was a 51-percent increase of emergency room visits for teenage girls ages 12 to 17. That was for February and March of this year compared to the same time frame in 2019.
âUnfortunately, it s not surprising â as terrible as that sounds,â stated Krysta Broeker, suicide prevention project coordinator, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.