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But understanding why certain teenagers are more likely than others to think about, plan for, and attempt suicide may help researchers design school- or community-based support programs. Researchers have long tracked the mental health of America's teen girls. More recently, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shown that nearly 60% of U.S. teenage girls feel sad or hopeless--and in 2021, 30% said they had considered suicide in the prior year, up from 24% two years earlier, a new report finds. [Extracted from the article]

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