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<v 0>You've probably heard someone at some point say that there's a mental health</v>

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crisis in the US and according to a new report,

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teen girls could be at the epicenter of the situation.

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Data collected as part of a recent survey by the C D C found that some 57% of

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high school girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021.

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That's a 60% increase over the highest reported numbers in the last decade.

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In contrast, only 29% of high school boys reported the same,

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but the data gets even more troubling.

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According to the same youth risk behavior survey,

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30% of high school girls have considered suicide,

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and a further 18% have experienced some form of sexual violence in the last year

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alone, with 14% reported having been forced into sex. However,

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members of the LGBTQ plus community reported the worst feelings of sadness and

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hopelessness at around 70% with 45% of that group contemplating

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suicide and 22% having made an attempt on their own life. In the last year,

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the cdc C'S Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science,

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Deborah Horry warns that high school should be a time for trailblazing,

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not trauma. Adding these data show our kids need far more support to cope,

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hope and thrive US USA Today reports.

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This survey comes as suicide rates in the US begin to climb back to pre pandemic

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levels.