Depression, functional impairment, alcohol use problems, and lower family support ups risk

Authors say interventions to alleviate downstream consequences of the pandemic are needed

Students who felt close to someone at school had lower prevalence of poor mental health, had considered or attempted suicide

However, compared with suicide by other means, those using a firearm were more likely to have spoken about their plans

Most significant increase was seen for children aged 10 to 12 years, but all groups older than 9 years had increases

Suicide rates declined for females in all age groups older than 25 years, decreased for males aged 45 to 64, 65 to 74 years

Majority of premature firearm deaths seen in men, particularly suicides in older White men and homicides in younger Black men

Findings based on corroboration between simultaneous teen, parent screening

Suicide scale based on test with about 11 items answered in two minutes predictive of suicide-related outcomes at six and 12 months

63.0 percent of patients reached full remission at day three; remission remained high at 69.5 percent at week six