New data from the CDC shows record levels of depression and suicidal ideation among teenage girls,

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While we were told that an entire society dedicated to authenticity and subjective feelings of well-being,

this was going to create record levels of happiness, mental health.

Everything was going to be fantastic.

It turns out that just the opposite has happened.

According to brand-new data from the CDC, teen girls are now experiencing a record high level of sadness and suicide risk. This, of course, accompanies new data showing that young boys are

doing really poorly as well, dropping behind girls by nearly every measurable aspect of American

life. According to the Wall Street Journal, nearly three out of five high school

girls in the United States surveyed reported feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2021,

a roughly 60% increase over the past decade, according to new research from the CDC.

Though both high school girls and boys reported experiencing mental health challenges,

girls reported record high levels of sexual violence, sadness, and suicide risk, according to the CDC.

In 2021, 57% of high school girls reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year,

compared with 36% in 2011.

30% reported they seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021, up from 19% in 2011.

Three out of 10, high school girls reported, again, seriously considering suicide.

Three out of 10.

And almost 60% say that they have experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the last year alone.

The CDC found that 29% of high school boys reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness

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