Depression and thoughts of suicide have dramatically increased among teen girls, following a ten-year trend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Depression and thoughts of suicide have dramatically increased among teen girls, following a ten-year trend, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ., 57 percent of high school girls reported feelings of sadness or hopeless in 2021 , while 30 percent seriously considered suicide , and 24 percent made plans for suicide .
Forty-two percent of high school students overall felt persistent sadness or hopelessness, 22 percent seriously considered suicide, 18 percent made a plan for suicide, and 10 percent attempted suicide.The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which is conducted every two years, was administered to around 17,000 students across the country in 2021.
“Across almost all measures of substance use, experiences of violence, mental health, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, female students are faring more poorly than male students,” the report continued. “These differences, and the rates at which female students are reporting such negative experiences, are stark.”
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