America’s teens are feeling better mentally. But they still struggle with the hopelessness that’s haunted them since the pandemic.
That’s the short version of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Youth Risk Survey.
The data, which the CDC released earlier this week, points to some advances, including a lower percentage of kids who feel persistently sad. But it also exposes an alarming rise in the number of teens who face violence at school. A growing number of teens say they would rather skip class altogether than risk their safety, which explains a steady increase in student absenteeism. ….more
