The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admitted there is an adolescent mental health crisis due to the draconian coronavirus protocols it recommended.
Thursday, more than 44 percent of American teens reported “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” while nearly 20 percent seriously considered suicide, and nine percent actually did attempt suicide in 2020.. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created traumatic stressors that have the potential to further erode students’ mental well-being.”
Overall, the study found over 37 percent of students experienced poor mental health at the time the survey was taken. Girls were twice as likely to report poor mental health than boys, though it is unclear if that is due to boys not wanting to answer the question honestly. Similarly, just over 35 percent of connected teens felt feelings of “sadness or hopelessness,” whereas non-connected teens felt the same at a rate of nearly 53 percent.
Indeed, in the middle of 2020, the American Academy of Pediatrics urged school officials to open schools for in-person learning, warning of spiking depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among children.
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