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America's teen mental health crisis laid bare: One in TEN high school students have attempted suicide, 30% are depressed 'most of the time' and a third are abusing drugs, CDC data shows
UK Daily Mail ^ | April 28 2023 | MANSUR SHAHEEN

Posted on 04/28/2023 1:55:35 PM PDT by knighthawk

America is in the midst of a teenage mental health crisis, according to official data that suggests a staggering number of children are suicidal.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that in 2021, 10.2 percent of US high school students said they had attempted to kill themselves in the past 12 months, up from around 8 percent in 2019

The CDC also found that 30 percent of high schoolers also said they had poor mental health 'most of the time'. For girls, the figure was even higher — 40 percent.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: donate2donaldtrump; donate2freerepublic; donatetrump; mentalhealth; teens
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To: knighthawk

Thank a teacher🤣.


21 posted on 04/28/2023 5:14:36 PM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as dangerous as national media.)
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To: knighthawk

It just gets worse with each passing year. This country’s future is bleak.


22 posted on 04/28/2023 6:02:40 PM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: rfp1234

“How in the blazes can the teacher unions be so successful at deceiving the public?”

Easy. COVID, “global warming” and gun control are perfect examples of how playing on Americans’ fears will cause them to eagerly surrender their freedoms in exchange for false promises of “safety.” Americans are the most pliant and submissive beings on earth once you control them through fear manipulation.


23 posted on 04/28/2023 6:07:39 PM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: G Larry

True indeed. Chasing God out of the classroom sure didn’t usher in The Age Of Reason.


24 posted on 04/29/2023 7:40:53 PM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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