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How can emergency departments do a better job to help teens struggling with mental health issues?

We still miss kids because sometimes children are dealing with these issues and haven't told a single person.

They haven't told their parents, they haven't told their friends.

It's Wednesday, October 2nd, and you're listening to Science Friday.

I'm SciFi producer Shishana Bucksbaum.

This conversation will discuss suicide and suicidal ideation in the young people.

Please take care while listening.

If you or a loved one is thinking about suicide or self-harm,

text talk to 741, 741, or call 988 to reach the 988 suicide and crisis life-wide.

Suicide is the number two leading cause of death for young people aged 10 to 24 years old, and one in five high

school students seriously considered attempting suicide last year. That's according to the latest data from the CDC.

Let that sink in for a second.

Doctors, researchers, and mental health professionals

have been looking for solutions to support our country's struggling youth.

One place to start is in the emergency department.

Self-inflicted injury is often a key predictor of suicide.

So how can emergency departments be better equipped to intervene and potentially save lives?

Here's guest host Anna Rothschild with that conversation.

Joining me now to talk about her research on the subject is my guest

Dr. Sima Kimal, an emergency medicine physician at the Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, based in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Kamal, welcome to Science Friday.

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