Source: Newsy
CDC: Suicidal thoughts among teenage girls at highest rate in a decade
Feb 17, 2023 · 2m 4s
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The message is loud and clear. Teenage girls in America are in crisis. Over the past decade, teens, especially girls, have experienced dramatic increases, and experiences of violence and poor mental health, and suicide risk. According to new data from the CDC, more than one in four girls reported they seriously considered suicide in 2021. That's a 60% jump from 2011. The CDC didn't say what it believes is
causing this trend, but there are plenty of theories. There are a few different possibilities. There's no doubt that stress plays a huge role in the risk for psychological symptoms, and the stress that we're experiencing with severe polarization with the pandemic, with social isolation, and school shootings. This is definitely something that's important. Well, the cause has yet to be formally declared that the CDC does offer solutions
to help improve mental health among teenagers, including expanding mental health services and mental health education. Something experts like Prince Dean say is long overdue. And while we wait for those changes, he says parents can take action immediately. Every kid themselves or someone they know really closely has thought of suicide. So we need to talk with kids about what they would do if they thought or someone
they knew thought about suicide, who they would tell, and can they identify immediate coping strategies. But until those changes at home and at school are made, experts don't have faith these numbers will change anytime soon. Now with you or someone you know is struggling, I want to emphasize that there are resources available to you. You can dial 988. That is the suicide and crisis lifeline. It's
available 24 seven, no matter where you're at. Where you live in the US, you can also text home, H-O-M-E, to the crisis text line at 741-741.
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