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In 2021, the CDC saw an increase in mental health challenges across the board, but it's girls in the U.S. that are engulfed in a wave of sadness, violence, and trauma. Nearly three in five reported feeling persistent sadness and hopelessness, 25% of girls reported having made a suicide plan and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sy, Stephanie (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) > Research.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Teenage girls > Mental health > United States.
Mental health > Sex differences > United States.
Mental illness > Sex differences > United States.
Adolescentes > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Research.
Teenage girls > Mental health.
United States.
interviews.
Interviews.
Television news programs.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In 2021, the CDC saw an increase in mental health challenges across the board, but it's girls in the U.S. that are engulfed in a wave of sadness, violence, and trauma. Nearly three in five reported feeling persistent sadness and hopelessness, 25% of girls reported having made a suicide plan and 14% reported having been forced to have sex. Stephanie Sy spoke with Sharon Hoover about the survey.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 17, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:00:06:32