Stefan Gingerich

There's increased awareness to reduce the stigma. And so, you know, it's possible, again, trying to put a positive spin on some things that hearing more about it might be a good thing. It might be intentional because we're raising awareness as opposed to, you know, the pessimistic interpretation is, hearing more about it means that it's happening more. And I think both are probably true.

There's increased awareness to reduce the stigma. And so, you know, it's possible, again, trying to put a positive spin on some things that hearing more about it might be a good thing. It might be intentional because we're raising awareness as opposed to, you know, the pessimistic interpretation is, hearing more about it means that it's happening more. And I think both are probably true.

Yeah, thankfully, those numbers are low enough now that it's difficult to make generalizations like that. I do think bullying, any sort of mental or physical abuse of any kind is a risk factor. We talk about adverse childhood experiences. The ACEs that are out there with things like having a parent in prison, having people who care about you as a protective factor.

Yeah, thankfully, those numbers are low enough now that it's difficult to make generalizations like that. I do think bullying, any sort of mental or physical abuse of any kind is a risk factor. We talk about adverse childhood experiences. The ACEs that are out there with things like having a parent in prison, having people who care about you as a protective factor.

And so we try to look at a lot of those different things and understand what's happening in all those cases, but mostly just try to get help for those kids who need it. One of the patterns that we've noticed over the past couple of years is there's an increasing number of hospital-treated self-harm and suicide ideation among 10 to 19-year-olds just in the last year and a half or two years.

And so we try to look at a lot of those different things and understand what's happening in all those cases, but mostly just try to get help for those kids who need it. One of the patterns that we've noticed over the past couple of years is there's an increasing number of hospital-treated self-harm and suicide ideation among 10 to 19-year-olds just in the last year and a half or two years.

And we do see a pretty strong seasonality to that, where the number of cases in hospitals in Minnesota of teenagers being treated at the hospital for self-harm or suicide ideation is The number of those cases is higher during the school year. It increases in September and October and stays pretty static throughout the winter with a small decrease in December associated with the holidays.

And we do see a pretty strong seasonality to that, where the number of cases in hospitals in Minnesota of teenagers being treated at the hospital for self-harm or suicide ideation is The number of those cases is higher during the school year. It increases in September and October and stays pretty static throughout the winter with a small decrease in December associated with the holidays.

And then it comes back down, really drops pretty sharply in June after school tends to be out. And again, there are two sort of competing interpretations of why that might be happening. Number one, relates to the bullying that you mentioned, Clarence. And so if you're in school, you have no choice but to face your bullies every day. They're there. There's no way to get around them.

And then it comes back down, really drops pretty sharply in June after school tends to be out. And again, there are two sort of competing interpretations of why that might be happening. Number one, relates to the bullying that you mentioned, Clarence. And so if you're in school, you have no choice but to face your bullies every day. They're there. There's no way to get around them.

And it can be very stressful and troubling. When you're out of school, that's not the case. In the summertime, you've got a little bit more separation from those experiences. And so that might be contributing to decreased treatment in hospitals for suicide ideation. On the flip side of that,

And it can be very stressful and troubling. When you're out of school, that's not the case. In the summertime, you've got a little bit more separation from those experiences. And so that might be contributing to decreased treatment in hospitals for suicide ideation. On the flip side of that,

when you're in school, there are more adults, they're trained to see things like depression and anxiety and suicide ideation, and they're mandatory reporters. And so if you've got a student who

when you're in school, there are more adults, they're trained to see things like depression and anxiety and suicide ideation, and they're mandatory reporters. And so if you've got a student who

is experiencing these sorts of things, there's just a higher likelihood that somebody in the school is going to notice it and report it and get the help that the student needs, as opposed to in the summer when they may not be in school and their parents might not be trained to see that.

is experiencing these sorts of things, there's just a higher likelihood that somebody in the school is going to notice it and report it and get the help that the student needs, as opposed to in the summer when they may not be in school and their parents might not be trained to see that.

They might not be as present as all of those teachers in school and counselors and everybody else that are in schools.

They might not be as present as all of those teachers in school and counselors and everybody else that are in schools.

I mean, I think a couple other things would include, you know, if, like you mentioned, somebody talks about or mentions plans of suicide, if they have known people who have had suicidal experience or died by suicide in the past, You know, thinking about those individuals who have access to firearms, I think, is also a factor to consider.

I mean, I think a couple other things would include, you know, if, like you mentioned, somebody talks about or mentions plans of suicide, if they have known people who have had suicidal experience or died by suicide in the past, You know, thinking about those individuals who have access to firearms, I think, is also a factor to consider.