Child gun deaths after arrival in pediatric emergency rooms doubled during pandemic

Child gun deaths after arrival in pediatric emergency rooms doubled during pandemic

Gun deaths and injuries doubled during pandemic, national data study finds … [+] of nine pediatric emergency departments, including Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. In this photo, an ambulance is seen outside Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, December 12, 2022. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency via …

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Emergency room visits for black adults with mental health issues are on the rise

Emergency room visits for black adults with mental health issues are on the rise

If you break a bone, you head to the emergency room. When something breaks in the mind, believe it or not, many people also head to the emergency room. But according to a recent CDC report, from 2018 to 2020, Black adults visited emergency rooms for mental health issues at a rate nearly double the …

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