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Jan Crawford: Suicide attempts among girls increased 51% in 2021

Jan Crawford · E61: 2022 Predictions! Business, politics, science, tech, crypto, & more · Dec 29, 2021 · at 49:35

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CBS legal correspondent Jan Crawford highlights pediatric mental health statistics during a discussion on pandemic school closures and lockdowns.

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“The risk of suicide, girl, suicide attempts among girls now up 51% this year.”

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The claim, plainly

Suicide attempts among adolescent girls increased by 51% in 2021.

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The claim directly references a statistic published by the CDC in its June 2021 MMWR report, which found that emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts among adolescent females (ages 12–17) increased by 50.6% (rounded widely in news reports to 51%) in early 2021 (February 21–March 20, 2021) compared to the same pre-pandemic period in 2019. However, the claim characterizes this as a full-year increase in suicide attempts across 2021, whereas the CDC metric specifically measured emergency department visits for suspected attempts during a four-week surveillance window in early 2021 versus 2019. Overall 2021 YRBS survey data later showed a ~21% increase in self-reported past-year suicide attempts among female high school students.

CDC MMWR June 2021 report found ED visits for suspected suicide attempts among adolescent females aged 12–17 increased by 50.6% (~51%) during Feb 21–Mar 20, 2021 compared to the same period in 2019.

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CDC MMWR suicide attempts emergency department visits adolescent girls 50.6 percent 51 percent 2021 CDC suicide attempts adolescent girls 51 percent 2021

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