44.9 Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Attempts and Suicidal Ideations in Youth

Comparison of paediatric emergency department visits for attempted suicide, self-harm, and suicidal ideation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The moderating effect of geographical region on changes in rate of emergency department visits for suicidal ideation or attempt was meta-analysed with 29 study estimates from 29 studies. 10 , 11 , 13 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 21 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 59 , 62 There was good evidence of increased rates in samples from both North America (RR 1·27, 90% CI 1·04–1·53; slight-to-moderate magnitude) 10 , 13 , 16 , 18 , 21 , 40 , 41 , 47 , 48 , 54 , 59 , 62 and Europe (1·18, 0·99–1·41; slight-to-small magnitude). 11 , 17 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 39 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 55 , 56 A single study from Australia 42 reported a moderate increase (1·59, 1·44–1·76).…”

Suicide spectrum among young people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“… 32 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 Among these studies, 43 were included in the meta-analytical process, for a total of around 65 million subjects (suicides: 63,120,235; suicidal behaviors: 934,951; suicidal ideation: 156,234): two reporting rates of deaths for suicides, 48 , 50 26 reporting prevalence data about suicidal behaviors 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 <...…”

“…Among the 43 studies included in the meta-analysis, 16 out of 26 reported data about the comparison between before and during COVID-19 periods for suicidal behaviors 52 , 53 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 62 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 73 , 74 , 76 and 18 out of 35 for suicidal ideation. 53 , 56 , 62 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 73 , 76 , 77 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 85 , 88 , 90 Pooled prevalence in the two periods is similar for both suicidal measures and showed an overall stability over time in all the examined settings ( Table 2 , Fig. 4 , Supplementary file 2, Figs.…”