U.S. Teen girls are sadder and experience more violence
A CDC official said teenage girls “are in crisis” after a new report showed they are feeling sadder and experiencing more violence than they have in the past … So, what exactly prompted this concern?
High levels of sadness and sexual violence
According to a new CDC report, teen girls today are feeling sadder and experiencing more violence than they have in the past. In 2021, 57% of teenage girls said they felt “persistently sad or hopeless,” which is the highest rate in a decade. In 2011, 36% of girls were “persistently sad or hopeless,” per the CDC.
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The same report indicated that approximately 30% of teenage girls seriously considered suicide, compared to a reported 19% in 2011. And when it comes to violence, 18% of teenage girls reported experiencing sexual violence in 2021, compared to 5% of teenage boys.
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The CDC also found that 14% of teenage girls said they had been forced to have sex in their lifetime, with American Indian and Alaska Native girls experiencing sexual violence at the highest rate among racial and ethnic groups. This CDC report is conducted every two years. This year, they received over 17,000 responses from across the nation.
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High levels of sadness and sexual violence
According to a new CDC report, teen girls today are feeling sadder and experiencing more violence than they have in the past. In 2021, 57% of teenage girls said they felt “persistently sad or hopeless,” which is the highest rate in a decade. In 2011, 36% of girls were “persistently sad or hopeless,” per the CDC.
A rise in tics in teenage girls
The same report indicated that approximately 30% of teenage girls seriously considered suicide, compared to a reported 19% in 2011. And when it comes to violence, 18% of teenage girls reported experiencing sexual violence in 2021, compared to 5% of teenage boys.
Teenage sexual assault survivors speak up on TikTok
The CDC also found that 14% of teenage girls said they had been forced to have sex in their lifetime, with American Indian and Alaska Native girls experiencing sexual violence at the highest rate among racial and ethnic groups. This CDC report is conducted every two years. This year, they received over 17,000 responses from across the nation.
AOC on violence against Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women