“I regularly want to end it”: these young adults increasingly affected by suicidal thoughts

2024-02-05T16:41:39.613Z

Highlights: Suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts among 18-24 year olds have increased sharply since the Covid crisis. A new illustration, if one were still needed, of a deterioration in the mental health of young adults. In detail, suicidal thoughts have more than doubled since 2014 among young people (from 3.3% to 7.2% in 2021) and suicide attempts declared during their lifetime have increased by 50%. compared to 2017 (from 6.1% to 9.2%). Subscribe Already subscribed? To log in, click here.

Suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts among 18-24 year olds have increased sharply since the Covid crisis, as revealed this Monday by San