Study: Number Of Children, Teens Visiting ERs For Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Doubles

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By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN
(CNN) — The number of children and teens in the United States who visited emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts doubled between 2007 and 2015, according to a new analysis.
Researchers used publicly available data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, administered by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention every year. From the 300 emergency rooms sampled, the researchers t