While the results appear hopeful, researchers noted that the survey answers heavily varied based on a ... mental health. “This work is far from complete,” said Dr. Debra Houry, CDC’s chief ...

New CDC data released early last month highlight improvements in mental health among some United States teens, including decreases in the percentage of students feeling persistently sad or hopeless.

Teen brains aged prematurely by as much as four years during covid lockdowns, researchers from the University of Washington ...

A recent Centers for Disease Control youth survey found mental health remains ... Dr. Kathleen Ethier is the CDC'sDirector of the Division of Adolescent and School Health. She called the changes ...

Teen boys get backed into a corner, where opening up about their mental health struggles feels impossible, but holding it in only makes them feel more alone. In a survey of 22 boys on the SheKnows ...

Teenagers spend nearly five hours a day, on average, on social media. And there's growing consensus that it's a big problem for their mental health.

and 75% by age 24 - Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-34 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Mental and physical health are equally ...

Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis call or text 988 to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7. The kids are not okay. In 2023 alone, 7,000 children ...

It could also be a sign of mental health ... a behavioral health provider or a family member, according to a survey from the Bipartisan Policy Center conducted in June among 932 teens (13- to ...

The latest survey numbers show the teen vaping rate fell to under 6% this ... “This is a monumental public health win,” FDA's tobacco director Brian King told reporters.

Every two years, the CDC’s Youth Risk and Behavior Survey provides a glimpse into the ongoing teen mental health crisis, and the 2024 results may have left parents shaken. According to the ...