CDC: 25.5% of Americans age 18 to 24 seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days. 16% of age 25 to 44.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932a1-H.pdf
As CDC director Redfield has said, the coronavirus "has very limited pathogenicity under age 45."

Lockdowns, college closures, sports cancellations. These things are driving young people toward suicide.

It's unconscionable.
How many young people will die as a consequence of old people selfishly locking them down? https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1288611010534952963
Here is the best historical comparison we have, which several have asked for.

These numbers, however, were for a question asking have you seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months. The new survey asked past 30 days.
https://samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHNationalFindingsReport2018/NSDUHNationalFindingsReport2018.pdf
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