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High school girls are coming out of a ‘wave of sadness’ after a pandemic spike of feeling hopeless

The latest data shows mental health issues are not ‘insurmountable,’ said CDC division of adolescent and school health director

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024

Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

Many states are shifting their approach to sex education in K-12 schools with stricter regulations on when and what students learn about their bodies

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Sex? Sexual intercourse? Teens are having less intercourse, but that doesn’t mean less sex

The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are evolving. That isn’t being properly captured in studies, say experts — including high school students.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2023

One in 10 US girls say they’ve been raped, shocking CDC figures reveal

High school girls are ‘engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma,’ federal researchers say

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

Colorado, Florida, and Idaho will not participate in a key part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior surveys that reaches more than 80,000 students. Over the past 30 years, the state-level surveys, conducted anonymously during each odd-numbered year, have helped elucidate the mental health stressors…

Tribune News Service · Nov 1, 2022

Youth mental health worsens

A small group of states quietly withdrew from the largest public effort to track concerning behaviors in teenagers

Salon · Oct 27, 2022