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CDC’s National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Data Summary & Trends Report: 2009 – 2019 shows that little progress has been made in improving mental health and reducing suicide-related behaviors among U.S. high school students over the past decade.

Mental health and suicide behaviors have increased among U.S. high school students

Percentage of U.S. high school students that attempted suicide in 2019

U.S. high school students feeling persistently sad or hopeless in 2019
New CDC research suggests helping young people feel engaged and cared for at home and at school — also called connectedness — may have substantial health benefits that last well beyond their teenage years.

Adolescent Connectedness & Adult Health Outcomes

Adolescent Connectedness & Adult Health Outcomes -Lifetime Prescription Drug Misuse and other Illicit Drug Use

Adolescent Connectedness & Adult Health Outcomes - STDs

Adolescent Connectedness & Adult Health Outcomes - Physical Violence
The 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) paints a promising picture about the drug and sexual behaviors U.S. high school students report, but the findings leave room for concern – especially among groups of young people who report multiple health risks.

Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Youth: 2001-2017

Misuse of Prescription Opioids, 2017

Youth Face Unequal Risks
The first nationally representative study of U.S. lesbian, gay and bisexual high school students finds they experience substantially higher levels of physical and sexual violence and bullying than other students – and are at risk for several serious outcomes.

Percentage of Students Who Were Ever Physically Forced to Have Sexual Intercourse

Percentage of Students Who Were Bullied on School Property

Percentage of Students Who Experienced Sexual Dating Violence

Percentage of Students Who Were Electronically Bullied

Percentage of Students Who Experienced Physical Dating Violence

Percentage of Sexually Experienced Students Ever Tested for HIV, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, 2005-2013

Overall Trends in Sexual Risk Behavior among Students, 1991-2013