Nearly Half of U.S. Teens Report Feeling Sad and Hopeless: What Can Be Done?
Posted on AllSides April 16th, 2022
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Psych Central
ANALYSIS
It’s never been easy to be a teenager, but today’s youth are grappling with a mental health crisis of epic proportions.
An April 2022 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences SurveyTrusted Source — shows that 44% of teens feel “persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness.”
According to previous CDC data,Trusted Source this is an increase from around 26% in 2009 and 37% in 2019.
The startling data demonstrate how a growing youth mental health crisis has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Mental health problems in...
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