If you are having suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 for free and confidential support. It’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For crisis support in Spanish, call 888-628-9454.
Nearly 1 in 3 female high school students seriously considered suicide in 2021, according to the latest survey data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Almost all indicators of poor mental health, which include unhealthy thinking patterns, and suicidal thoughts worsened significantly from 2011 to 2021, according to the CDC’s biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report (pdf), which is based on a 90-question survey completed by over 17,000 high school students from 152 schools across the country….