CDC reports 60% increases in high school girls seriously considering or planning suicide, sadness

A Center for Disease Control report published Monday detailed an alarming 10-year increase in depression and thoughts of suicide among teenage girls. 

Among the more shocking findings in the report:

57 percent of high school females reported feeling sadness or hopelessness in 2021, a 58 percent increase from 36 percent in 2011.

30 percent of females seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021, an almost 60 percent increase from 19 percent in 2011.

24 percent of females made a suicide plan in 2021, a 60 percent increase from 15 percent in 2011.

Mental health for teenagers across the board was bleak. 

Overall in 2021, 42 percent of high school students reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, 22 percent said they seriously considered attempting suicide, 18 percent said they had made a plan to commit suicide and 10 percent said they attempted suicide, all increases from 10 years ago.