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- Female high school students were nearly twice as likely to struggle, according to the data. More than 40% of girls said they had experienced poor mental health in the past month, though just 18% of boys felt similarly.
Oct 8, 2024 · The high prevalence of poor mental health and suicide risk indicators among female students and LGBQ+ students and differences by race and ethnicity underscore the urgency for comprehensive research to explore factors that contribute to these disparities.
- Teen Girls Struggling Most, Surveys Suggest
- A Neglected Problem
- New Programs, and More Needed
In the U.S., data from the Centers for Disease Controlsuggests American teens' mental health has been worsening since 2011 and that continued in the pandemic. According to its latest Youth Risk Behaviour Survey, there have been increases in the percentage of students who: 1. Experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. 2. Seriously c...
Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research Chair in school-based mental health and violence prevention at the University of Ottawa, said the Canadian healthcare system was already struggling to meet the mental health needs of young people before the pandemic, and they continue to rise. "We've neglected this part of children's health for this long," said V...
Geertika Jeyaganesha, 17, wanted to help a friend connect with mental health support, but she found available services lacking. It prompted her to start her own organization, Nurtured Youth Community, which offers online workshops with a range of professionals around mental health. "The primary problem with youth mental health is that the idea of h...
High school students who identified as female were more at-risk for mental health issues than those who identified as male. Female-identified students were significantly more likely to experience anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, difficulty managing emotions, and stress related to the college admissions process.
Aug 7, 2024 · The latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey says 40% of high school students report feeling persistently sad and hopeless. Still, that's down from 42% two years ago, a small but significant change.
Dec 15, 2021 · Figuring highly in both academic and media debate is the impact of school pressures and the performance demands placed on girls in relation to academic achievement. In this systematic review, we map the reported achievement-related factors affecting girls’ mental health emerging from the peer-reviewed qualitative literature.
Oct 10, 2024 · Adolescents with mental health conditions are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion, discrimination, stigma (affecting readiness to seek help), educational difficulties, risk-taking behaviours, physical ill-health and human rights violations.
Mar 29, 2023 · Teenage girls and LGBQ+ students are reporting high rates of persistent feelings of depression and hopelessness, according to a recent CDC report.
