Key Points

• Among children, emergency department visits for suicidal acts and ideation, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders remained stable at a low level during the first three weeks of August and increased during the last week of August (Week 35). This trend is similar to that of previous years, with the number of visits in Week 35 lower than in previous years during that week. Among adults over 25, visits for suicidal ideation fluctuated at levels consistently higher than in previous years.

• SOS Médecins calls for anxiety increased and exceeded previous years’ figures throughout the month of August among 18- to 24-year-olds and during the last week of August (W35) among 11- to 17-year-olds and adults aged 25 to 64.