The national suicide rate jumped in 2021 after declining the previous two years and the final count fell just shy of a two-decade high, according to government figures released Thursday.
The national suicide rate jumped in 2021 after declining the previous two years and the final count fell just shy of a two-decade high,The overall number of reported suicides increased from 45,979 in 2020 to 48,183 in 2021 — the latest year for which statistics are available — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report did not give a reason for the 2021 increase. Deb Stone, a behavioral scientist at the CDC Injury Center, told The Washington Times in an email that it’s impossible to single out any factor in the COVID-19 era. According to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline answered 404,194 calls, chats and texts in February. That was an increase of 161,678 contacts from the same month last year — before 988 replaced the 10-digit national suicide hotline.
In an email, the clinical psychologist pointed to multiple reports showing “significant increases” in suicide risk factors such as anxiety, depression, and alcohol and opioid drug abuse during the pandemic. That reflects a Nov. 16 CDC report, which found that long-term U.S. suicide trends changed heading into the pandemic as rates fell steadily among Whites for the first time while rising among Blacks and Hispanics.
An online screening program at the nonprofit Mental Health America found that Blacks, American Indians and Hispanics reported the highest increases in suicidal thoughts from 2019 to 2021. Suicidal thoughts rose 9% among Blacks, 7% among American Indians or Alaska Natives and 7% among Hispanics during that period.
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