Sadness and suicide on the Rise amount young women

[Evil Magician]

In honor of international Women's Day there is trouble amount young women, a rise in depression and suicide, I have been hearing of this more often.

Some information here from the CDC....

Teen girls are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk

LGBQ+ teens continue to face extremely high levels of violence and mental health challenges

According to new CDC data [9.8 MB, 89 pages] released today, nearly 3 in 5 (57%) U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021—double that of boys, representing a nearly 60% increase and the highest level reported over the past decade.

 

Teen girls who felt sad or hopeless from 2011 to 2021. Girls: 2011=35%, 2021=57%. Boys: 2011=21%, 2021=29%.

While all teens reported increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, girls fared worse than boys across nearly all measures. 

“High school should be a time for trailblazing, not trauma. These data show our kids need far more support to cope, hope, and thrive,” Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H., CDC’s Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science. “Proven school prevention programs can offer teens a vital lifeline in these growing waves of trauma.”

 

The analysis includes 2021 data and trends from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which examines health behaviors and experiences among U.S. high school students. Youth mental health has continued to worsen—with particularly stark increases in widespread reports of harmful experiences among teen girls:

 

Nearly 1 in 3 (30%) seriously considered attempting suicide—up nearly 60% from a decade ago.

1 in 5 (18%) experienced sexual violence in the past year—up 20% since 2017, when CDC started monitoring this measure.

More than 1 in 10 (14%) had ever been forced to have sex—up 27% since 2019 and the first increase since CDC began monitoring this measure.

Teen girls who experienced sexual violence increased by 20 percent between 2017-2021

Findings by race and ethnicity also show high and worsening levels of persistent sadness or hopelessness across all racial and ethnic groups; and that reported suicide attempts increased among Black youth and White youth.

 

“Young people are experiencing a level of distress that calls on us to act with urgency and compassion,” said CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health Director Kathleen Ethier, Ph.D. “With the right programs and services in place, schools have the unique ability to help our youth flourish.”

School-based activities can make a profound difference in the lives of teens with a relatively small infusion of support to schools. More than 95% of U.S. youth spend much of their daily lives in school. While their primary goal is academic learning, schools can take evidence-based steps to foster the knowledge, skills and support needed to help prevent and reduce the negative impact of violence and other trauma and improve mental health. 

I believe they don't have the right influences guiding them,,  

[Evil Magician]

And when you think of today's generation , staying home from school,, wearing masks to avoid a intentional virus , mass confusion,, and young girls getting into school bullying. It seems to be when you are very young that your personality devolopes,,think of yourself as an example , now think of what today's society is doing to children. There were mass shootings in the begining of 2022 young people feel desperate more than ever.. your kids are lucky to have you as a source of health and wisdom,,it will make a big difference now and into the future..

[SunKat]

This is not exclusive to young girls but boys as well. My son is 20 now and he is struggling with depression. He finished his schooling online and then the isolation and remote learning was a terrible experience so he ended up getting his GED. His social life are his games and friends online mostly that play the same games - yeah I am worried about the state of the world and the impact it's truly having on young people. I could go on and on with what's wrong with youth having to cope in our society...

[Helela]

Me too SunKat. Me too. I thought you were Idushka with your new avatar I'm sorry SunKat. :))

[Evil Magician]

Sorry to hear that, yes young men too, I was reading and hearing a lot about the young women,, there are sad stories of suicide from ,,, bullying,, abuse from adults,,strict religion,,society,, unreasonable expectations,,, then also , I have not played video games in a while but I defend the right of creative design,, and I have heard,, playing video games can help with alsheimer disease,, intent is everything and time used wisely 🦉

[Helela]

It's no wonder Evil why girls and boys alike are experiencing this. Since computers and phones, we have a hard time getting them off. Both parents are working odd hours and not able to spend the time that they need with their teens. I didn't know at all about teens being sexually assaulted had gone up! That's so new to me, I didn't know that. Also, one thing I noticed with two of my kids when they were teenagers. They were completely different when they took their vitamins. When "I could get my daughter to take them", she would come home from school and there were no behaviorial problems but on the days that she didn't take them there was hell to pay and I had the hardest time getting her to take them. My son when he was a teenager (he dealt with ADHD) turned into a totally different person when he started taking this protein powder with vitamins. He needed to gain weight in wrestling. Omg. His acne disappeared, he wasn't nervous anymore. He was calm. "That" was a miracle. He was a different person. And so was my daughter. In both of my kids there it made all the difference in the world and I mean it.