Link is to an article about it. Article has a link to the study it quotes.
My beef at the moment is with school systems shutting down. My local school district is always in the top 5 in the state, and the demographic is certainly skewed wealthy. We are in virtual mode above 5th grade. The high school principal reports an alarming number of students are currently failing multiple subjects. This is in an area with more than adequate parental support and no lack of technology. I can only imagine the shit show currently happening in poor school districts. This is a disastrous disservice to Gen Z. These kids have been set back by years. They are not only not keeping up, they are regressing.
I don't think we could have avoided an economic slowdown from Covid. I also don't think we could have stopped it in its tracks. Masks are ubiquitous in my area and social distancing is practiced...but rates continue to increase. Happily, the latest news on survival rates is very encouraging and, IMO, should make people reevaluate the approaches being taken.
Current data unambiguously indicates that we should open schools nationwide. Mask them up, but get them in the seats - pronto.
Link: https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/are-suicides-on-the-rise-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/