American Children Ten Times More Likely To Die From Suicide Than COVID
March 8, 2021 in News by RBN Staff
Source: Need To Know | Fox News and NewsWars
FAIR Health assessed 32 billion private insurance claims and published a study, The Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Mental Health, that showed the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on mental health, especially for young people, as they face stress and loneliness from school closures, isolation and remote learning.Tucker Carlson reported on the study and said that “children are ten times more likely to die from suicide than from the coronavirus they’re meant to be protected from.” His guest, Dr. Makary, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, noted that among children aged 13 to 18 – teenagers – insurance claims for intentional self-harm were up 90% compared to the previous year, and rose as high as 300% in heavy lockdown areas. Claims for medical help related to drug overdoses rose by 95% in March. Carlson blamed COVID lockdowns for the mental breakdowns that dramatically increased major anxiety and depression problems.
A thorough study on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of America’s youth has yielded terrifying results.
The study, titled, The Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Mental Health, was put together by non-profit organization FAIR Health.
The FAIR Health database has access to more than 32 billion private insurance claims.
After assessing the 32 billion claims, the group tracked “month-by-month changes from January to November 2020 compared to the same months in 2019.”
What they found was disturbing.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on mental health, particularly that of young people. School closures, having to learn remotely, and isolating from friends due to social distancing have been sources of stress and loneliness,” the study revealed.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson covered the study on his Tuesday night show.
“Among children aged 13 to 18 – teenagers – insurance claims for intentional self-harm were up 90 percent in March of 2020 compared to the previous year. The next month, in April, self-harm cases rose by nearly 100 percent,” he said.
Meanwhile, Carlson continued, “claims for medical help related to drug overdoses” rose by “95 percent in March and then to 119 percent in April, and those numbers remained elevated through the fall.”