Deaths of despair are on the rise throughout the country. But youth suicides in Georgia are actually down. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.
Caption The pandemic brings with it evidence of increasing anxiety and depression in Georgians under the age of 18. But the latest preliminary data from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation show a significant drop in youth suicides through Dec. 4, 2020.. Credit: JESSICA TICOZZELLI / Pexels
Parents and mental health experts are increasingly concerned about the rise in youth suicide and worry a spike in deaths could come this year from social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic even though youth suicide numbers are so far lower than in 2019.