Sunday, January 19, 2025

Mental health of youth in the U.S. at risk: experts

mental health in American youth.

By Cristian Carlos. Special for Pen Sula 360 Press [P360P]

The CDC recently reported a survey of high school students to learn about mental health in American youth. The results revealed that 55.1 percent of respondents said they had experienced emotional abuse, 44.2 percent said they had persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and 9 percent had attempted suicide to date.