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Media coverage of youth suicide linked to increased emergency room visits for mental health distress

By Stephanie L. Leon and Mario Cappelli Comments Off on Media coverage of youth suicide linked to increased emergency room visits for mental health distress , , , , , , , ,

In the last few years, two high profile youth suicides in the Ottawa region garnered tremendous media attention and, as a new study suggests, resulted in increased emergency room visits by youth for mental health distress.