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Mental Health Among Adolescents
Adolescent Connectedness and Adult Health Outcomes

CDC Data Provide Insights on the Risk of HIV & STDs Among Nation’s Youth
CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual High School Students’ Health

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Mental Health Among Adolescents - October 23, 2020

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.

Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness increased

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

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

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U.S. high school students feeling persistently sad or hopeless in 2019

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Adolescent Connectedness and Adult Health Outcomes - June 24, 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.

This graphic illustrates data from a new CDC study. The three data points highlighted are that when teens felt connected to family and school, they were 65% less likely to use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs as adults, 54% less likely to be diagnosed with an STD as adults, and 51% less likely to report having experienced physical violence in the past year as adults.

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Adolescent Connectedness & Adult Health Outcomes

This graphic illustrates data from a new CDC study that suggests when teens felt connected to family and school, they were 65 percent less likely to use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs as adults.

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

This graphic illustrates data from a new CDC study that suggests when teens felt connected to family and school, they were 54 percent less likely to be diagnosed with an STD as adults. Connectedness refers to a sense of caring, support, and belonging to family and school.

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Adolescent Connectedness & Adult Health Outcomes - STDs

This graphic illustrates data from a new CDC study that suggests when teens felt connected to family and school, they were 51 percent less likely to report having experienced physical violence in the past year as adults.

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Adolescent Connectedness & Adult Health Outcomes - Physical Violence

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CDC Data Provide Insights on the Risk of HIV & STDs Among Nation’s Youth - June 14, 2018

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.

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Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Youth: 2001-2017

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Misuse of Prescription Opioids, 2017

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Youth Face Unequal Risks

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CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual High School Students' Health - August 11, 2016

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.