In Their Own Words.

Kids These Days Health To be a U.S. teenager in 2023 is both the same as it ever was, and astoundingly different from even a generation ago. CDC data also show that personal traumas like sexual violence, bullying, and social isolation are concerningly common, particularly among teen girls and teens who do not identify as straight - two groups at particularly high risk for poor mental health. The following year, 42% of U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless, 29% reported experiencing poor mental health, 22% had seriously considered suicide, and 10% had attempted suicide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [Extracted from the article]

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