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Nancy Mace: “We saw kids that were struggling with their mental health. We had suicides and attempted suicides and suicidal thoughts…”

On the recordMay 18, 2022
We saw kids that were struggling with their mental health. We had suicides and attempted suicides and suicidal thoughts and mental health issues with our children increase over 25 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nancy Mace
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Mace highlights the mental health crisis among students exacerbated by the pandemic.

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