That's the claim made by many right wing anti COVID restriction people. What's more, it seems to be based on a CDC report. So is there anything to it? Find out! Links: <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7024e1.htm">Yard et al (2021) CDC report</a>, Popular press coverage of report <a href= "https://mwhealth.org/stories/policy-watch-concern-over-rise-in-ed-visits-for-suspected-suicide-attempts-by-teen-girls"> 1</a>, <a href= "https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/06/14/er-visits-for-suspected-suicide-spiked-among-teen-girls-during-pandemic"> 2</a>, <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6945a3.htm?s_cid=mm6945a3_w"> 2020 CDC report (claiming that adolescent ED visits for mental health increased by 31% in 2020 compared to 2019)</a>, <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6923e1.htm#:~:text=NSSP%20found%20that%20emergency%20department,%2C%20females%2C%20and%20the%20Northeast"> CDC Reports on decline in total ED visits for March/April 2020</a>, <a href= "https://www.acep.org/federal-advocacy/federal-advocacy-overview/regs--eggs/regs--eggs-articles/regs--eggs---april-22-2021/"> Through March 2021</a>, <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6935a2.htm">Timing of State and Territorial COVID-19 Response</a>, CDC Mortality data <a href= "https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Monthly-Counts-of-Deaths-by-Select-Causes-2014-201/bxq8-mugm"> 2014-2019</a>, <a href= "https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Monthly-Provisional-Counts-of-Deaths-by-Select-Cau/9dzk-mvmi"> 2020-2022 (provisional)</a>, <a href= "https://wisqars.cdc.gov/nonfatal-reports">WISQARS nonfatal injury reports</a>, <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html">WISQARS fatal injury reports</a>, <a href= "https://seriouspod.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Graphs-of-Suicide-Attempts-and-Deaths-By-Suicide-Over-Time.docx.pdf"> Lindsey's Graphs</a>

SIO324: How To Be Persuasive, According to Science

Join Thomas for some critical thinking on questions of science, philosophy, skepticism and politics.  These serious topics are discussed with some serious guests, but in an entertaining and engaging way!  This is not your typical interview podcast; it's a friendly dialogue, conducted thoughtfully and with plenty of humor. It's Serious Inquiries Only; but like, not boring or anything.