This is a shocking report by the Centers for Disease Control! Even if only 10% or only 5% of teenagers had responded to have suicidal wishes it would have been way too much! As far as I remember my teenage/young adult years, there was never anything like that.
Look also at the age group 25-44: 16% responded with having "Seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days"
One has to keep in mind though that the total number of respondents was only 5,470 across all age groups. Only 731 respondents were in the age group 18-24.
Caveat: I did not have the time to read the entire CDC report.
"... Suicidal ideation was also elevated; approximately twice as many respondents reported serious consideration of suicide in the previous 30 days than did adults in the United States in 2018, referring to the previous 12 months ... The prevalence of symptoms of anxiety disorder was approximately three times those reported in the second quarter of 2019 (25.5% versus 8.1%), and prevalence of depressive disorder was approximately four times that reported in the second quarter of 2019 (24.3% versus 6.5%) However,
given the methodological differences and potential unknown
biases in survey designs, this analysis might not be directly
comparable with data reported on anxiety and depression disorders in 2019"
CDC: A Quarter of Young Adults Say They Contemplated Suicide This Summer During Pandemic - Foundation for Economic Education
This is a link to what I believe is the original CDC report published on 8/14/2020:
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020/Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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