➡️ Teenage girls are experiencing record high levels of sexual violence, and nearly 3 in 5 girls report feeling persistently sad or hopeless, according to a new report from CDCgov. PsychTwitter
, and nearly 3 in 5 girls report feeling persistently sad or hopeless, according to a new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The new analysis looked at data from 2011-2021 from the CDC's Youth Risk and Behavior Survey , a semi-annual analysis of the health behaviors of students in grades 9-12. The 2021 survey is the first YRBS conducted since the COVID-19 pandemic began and included 17,232 respondents. , as well as fewer experiences of bullying, the analysis found youth mental health worsened over the past 10 years.
More than half of students with a same sex partner reported seriously considering suicide, and 45% of LGBQ+ teens reported the same thoughts. One third of students with a same sex partner reported attempting suicide in the past year.
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