U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence
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This material was updated on March 9, 2023. Previously estimated proportionate changes have been removed to correct errors introduced by rounding. In addition, a timeframe has been updated to align with the report. Conclusions regarding trends remain the same.
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New CDC report raises urgency to invest in schools as a vital lifeline to help struggling youth
Teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk
*LGBQ teens continue to face extremely high levels of violence and mental health challenges
According to new CDC data released today, nearly 3 in 5 (57%) U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021โdouble that of boys and the highest level reported over the past decade.
While all teens reported increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, girls fared worse than boys across nearly all measures. The new report also confirms ongoing and extreme distress among teens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ ).
โHigh school should be a time for trailblazing, not trauma. These data show our kids need far more support to cope, hope, and thrive,โ Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H., CDCโs Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science. โProven school prevention programs can offer teens a vital lifeline in these growing waves of trauma.โ
The analysis includes 2021 data and trends from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which examines health behaviors and experiences among U.S. high school students. Youth mental health has continued to worsenโwith particularly stark increases in widespread reports of harmful experiences among teen girls:
Nearly 1 in 3 (30%) seriously considered attempting suicideโan increase from 19% a decade ago.
1 in 5 (18%) experienced sexual violence in the past yearโan increase from 15% in 2017, when CDC started monitoring this measure.
*More than 1 in 10 (14%) had ever been forced to have sexโan increase from 12% in 2011 and the first increase since CDC began monitoring this measure.
The report also found more than half (52%) of LGBQ students had recently experienced poor mental health and, concerningly, that more than 1 in 5 (22%) attempted suicide in the past year. Trend data are not available for students who identify as LGBQ due to changes in survey methods.
Findings by race and ethnicity also show high and worsening levels of persistent sadness or hopelessness across all racial and ethnic groups