00:00You've probably heard someone at some point say that there's a mental health crisis in the U.S.
00:04And according to a new report, teen girls could be at the epicenter of the situation.
00:09Data collected as part of a recent survey by the CDC found that some 57% of high school girls
00:14felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021.
00:17That's a 60% increase over the highest reported numbers in the last decade.
00:22In contrast, only 29% of high school boys reported the same.
00:26But the data gets even more troubling.
00:27According to the same youth risk behavior survey, 30% of high school girls have considered suicide.
00:32And a further 18% have experienced some form of sexual violence in the last year alone.
00:37With 14% reported having been forced into sex.
00:41However, members of the LGBTQ plus community reported the worst feelings of sadness and hopelessness.
00:46At around 70%.
00:47With 45% of that group contemplating suicide.
00:50And 22% having made an attempt on their own life in the last year.
00:54The CDC's chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science, Deborah Horry, warns that high school should be
01:00a time for trailblazing, not trauma.
01:02Adding quote, these data show our kids need far more support to cope, hope, and thrive.
01:07USA Today reports this survey comes as suicide rates in the U.S. begin to climb back to pre-pandemic
01:14levels.
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