September is National Suicide Prevention Month. All month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members promote suicide prevention awareness. In the CoVid-19 environment, social isolation, anxiety, fear of illness, uncertainty, chronic stress, and economic problems may lead to an increase in suicidality in certain populations. Public health experts agree that adolescents are one such vulnerable population.
Suicide rates among teens have been steadily increasing in recent years, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2019). Every day, approximately 12 teens die by suicide. For every one death that occurs, 25 more suicide attempts are made.