66% increase in the number of suicidal children
Feb 16, 2021 13:39:47 GMT
Post by Admin on Feb 16, 2021 13:39:47 GMT
Record-high number of suicidal children forces San Francisco to sue its own school district to reopen
There's a 66% increase in the number of suicidal children in the emergency room
PAUL SACCAFebruary 13, 2021
www.theblaze.com/news/suicides-children-san-francisco-schools-reopen?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1613235921
Following an alarming number of child suicides and suicide attempts, the city of San Francisco is suing its own school district to reopen.
The University of California-San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay reported record-high numbers of suicidal children seen and treated last month. "The UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has seen a 66% increase in the number of suicidal children in the emergency room, and a 75% increase in youth who required hospitalization for mental health services, the lawsuit said, quoting pediatricians, child psychiatrists and emergency room doctors," USA Today reported. Doctors also saw an increase in anxiety, depression, and eating disorders among children.
The lawsuit calls for San Francisco's public schools to reopen, saying classroom closures are "catalyzing a mental health crisis among school-aged children." Schools have been closed for in-person learning since March.
The lawsuit filed by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera includes "alarming testimony from hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, doctors, and parents on the emotional and mental harms of extended distance learning."
"The medical evidence is clear that keeping public schools closed is catalyzing a mental health crisis among school-aged children in San Francisco," Dr. Jeanne Noble, director of COVID Response for the UCSF Emergency Department, said.
Full article below
www.theblaze.com/news/suicides-children-san-francisco-schools-reopen?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1613235921
There's a 66% increase in the number of suicidal children in the emergency room
PAUL SACCAFebruary 13, 2021
www.theblaze.com/news/suicides-children-san-francisco-schools-reopen?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1613235921
Following an alarming number of child suicides and suicide attempts, the city of San Francisco is suing its own school district to reopen.
The University of California-San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital at Mission Bay reported record-high numbers of suicidal children seen and treated last month. "The UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital has seen a 66% increase in the number of suicidal children in the emergency room, and a 75% increase in youth who required hospitalization for mental health services, the lawsuit said, quoting pediatricians, child psychiatrists and emergency room doctors," USA Today reported. Doctors also saw an increase in anxiety, depression, and eating disorders among children.
The lawsuit calls for San Francisco's public schools to reopen, saying classroom closures are "catalyzing a mental health crisis among school-aged children." Schools have been closed for in-person learning since March.
The lawsuit filed by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera includes "alarming testimony from hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, doctors, and parents on the emotional and mental harms of extended distance learning."
"The medical evidence is clear that keeping public schools closed is catalyzing a mental health crisis among school-aged children in San Francisco," Dr. Jeanne Noble, director of COVID Response for the UCSF Emergency Department, said.
Full article below
www.theblaze.com/news/suicides-children-san-francisco-schools-reopen?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1613235921