October 7, 2024

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CDC teen mental health survey reveals slight improvement

CDC teen mental health survey reveals slight improvement

Young people are faring better in their mental health in the past few years after a period of increased sadness and hopelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

The data released last week showed a 2% decrease from 2021 to 2023 in high school students reporting they felt sad or hopeless. The total dropped from 42% to 40% of students who reported having these feelings, marking the first time the annual Youth Risk Behavior Survey didn’t report an increase in over a decade.

But mental and behavioral health experts aren’t celebrating a victory just yet. This is because reported rates of kids feeling sad or hopeless remain high, especially teenage girls who showed a decrease, from 57% to 53% cases, over those two years.

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