Pediatrician: COVID-19 social isolation is 'hitting the kids the hardest'

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Schoolgirl using a laptop working on a table from home during the Coronavirus lockdown on March 16, 2020 in New York, NY.
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Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, Dr. Michelle Cretella, says that more kids and teens are experiencing depression and anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns, with suicide becoming the second leading cause of death for young people around the world.

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