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In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that teen

girls in the U.S. are engulfed in what they called a wave of sadness and violence.

The numbers are startling. Nearly one in three teen girls has seriously considered suicide.

57% of teen girls said they felt persistently sad or hopeless.

And 18% had experienced sexual violence in the prior year.

The report also found extremely high levels of distress among LGBTQ-plus teens.

More than one in five of them had attempted suicide in the prior year, and more than half reported poor mental health.

Today we're going to dig into those numbers.

What is behind this crisis in teen mental health?

Are we just seeing the effects of the pandemic?

Is it social media?

Something else?

Why are girls suffering so much more than boys?

Which teens are more at risk?

And what can parents, peers, schools, and communities do to help teens cope and stay safe and healthy

in the face of such widespread distress?

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