#  Dr. Patel is quoted in Forbes article about young people & suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic 

 





May 09, 2022

 

 

 Dr. Patel is quoted in [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivahwittenbergcox/2022/05/08/old-people-died-of-covid-young-people-are-dying-by-suicidecould-connecting-them-help/?sh=7bb355dfb75a) article about young people & suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 "Twice as many young people in the U.S. died of suicide than of Covid. Three-quarters of Covid deaths struck people over 65. But suicide has become the leading cause of death for young people in over 100 countries – including India," says [Dr. Vikram Patel](https://ghsm.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-staff/vikram-patel), the Professor of Global Health at Harvard who curated a Deep Dive on Mental Health for Harvard’s [Advanced Leadership Program](https://www.advancedleadership.harvard.edu/).



 

 

 



 

 

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