By James C. Ramos, Catalyst Center, July 30, 2021
Students begin going back to schools in August. For many, it will be the first time in more than a year that they have stepped into their classrooms. Happy as their return may be, they will face new challenges.
For adults and children, the pandemic created issues of anxiety, isolation and grief. Children, adolescents and young adults also faced the loss of the support systems they relied upon at their campuses.
For too many children and teens, school life provides a refuge, and COVID-19 has removed this protected zone. Suicide is already the second leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 24 in the U.S. A nationwide survey found in 2015 that one in six high school students reported they seriously considered suicide during the previous year, and more than one in 12 reported attempting it.
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