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The number of teenage girls ending up in emergency rooms for eating disorder-related issues doubled during the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The mental health of our youth has been profoundly affected by the stress of lockdowns and pandemic fearmongers.
The situation is so dire that the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national mental health emergency among children and teens in 2021.
A physician at Boston Children’s Hospital referred to the crisis as a “second pandemic of mental health needs in adolescents.”
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“The results point to the importance of increased awareness for health concerns that could arise due to delayed medical care and heightened emotional distress during the pandemic, especially among adolescents,” said Lakshmi Radhakrishnan, a health scientist at the CDC and the lead author of both studies.
The Guardian noted that “social isolation can be particularly challenging in the teenage years, when it’s important for kids to form close relationships with peers and build their own identities.”
The pandemic has also led […]
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