More than 1 in 3 high school teens dealt with poor mental health during the pandemic, and 1 in 5 reported considering suicide, according to a new study from the CDC.
Researchers asked teens if they had experienced electronic bullying, teen dating violence, caregiver loss, food insecurity, sexual violence or emotional abuse during the pandemic.Students who said they had experienced one or two of these events were twice as likely to report poor mental health and three to six times as likely to report suicidal behaviors.
"With COVID-related threats to health, events in the news, and the accessibility of information online, it's hard to insulate yourself from the stress, and has been even harder to find stability, support and connection -- which is what teens need most at this stage of their lives," said Dr. Neha Chaudhary, chief medical officer at BeMe Health and child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Because suicide has been the second-most common cause of death among those ages 10 to 14, mental health professionals say more research is needed to address the influence the pandemic has had on mental health in this vulnerable population.
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