Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Child suicide-related ER visits rose 74% from 2016 to 2022

As of September 2026: Research partner on the study

Suicide-related emergency department visits among US children rose 74% between 2016 and 2022, according to a study of more than 5 million pediatric mental health visits published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. The crisis landed hardest at hospitals that see few children each year.

Updated Sep 7

Federal pressure shutters pediatric gender clinics nationwide

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: No longer initiating gender-affirming medications for patients under 18

Lurie Children's Hospital, which opened the Midwest's first pediatric gender identity clinic in 2013, announced it will no longer prescribe gender-affirming medications to new patients under 18. This came days after HHS General Counsel Mike Stuart referred the hospital for federal investigation.

Updated May 22