CDC survey finds improvements in several teen mental-health measures
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A 2025 CDC survey found improvements in high school students’ reports of persistent sadness or hopelessness, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts compared with pandemic-era lows. The findings extend an improvement first observed in 2023, but many teenagers—particularly girls and lesbian, gay or bisexual students—continue to report mental-health difficulties. NYT
Context
What did the CDC survey measure?
The survey included high school students’ reports of persistent sadness or hopelessness, serious thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts during the previous year. NYT
Which students continue to face elevated mental-health challenges?
The report said many teenagers are still struggling, especially girls and students who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual. NYT
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