Most teen girls (57%) felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021, double the rate for teen boys (29%). Nearly one in three teen girls seriously considered attempting suicide. Both rates “incre…
Teen girls in the United States experienced record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk in recent years, amid “significant” and “heartbreaking” declines in youth health and well-being overall, according to data published Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.were collected in the fall of 2021, offering the first look at trends since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Girls broadly fared worse than boys, and there is “ongoing and extreme distress” among teens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning . “These data show a distressing picture,” said Dr. Debra Houry, CDC’s chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science. “America’s teen girls are engulfed in a growing wave of sadness, violence and trauma.”
Nearly one in five teen girls had experienced sexual violence in the past year and about one in seven had ever been forced to have sex.CDC leaders, along with National PTA President Anna King, emphasized the important role schools play.
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