Large Multi-Hospital Study: Adolescent Females Were Especially Vulnerable to Mental Health Impact of Pandemic-Related School Closings
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health SciencesData from 44 hospitals in 26 states show that suicide or self-injury and depressive disorders were the primary mental health reasons children received emergency department (ED) or hospital inpatient care after statewide school closures were enacted during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic.