Mental Health Matters!

Coming back to school, 74% of teens have a sense of isolation.
65% of students have seen degradation of their social skills.
52% of teens do not feel prepared to deal with their anxiety and stress of returning to in-person school.
50% of teens said that they would “want part of the curriculum to be spent learning about working on social/emotional well-being".
35% of the teens say they feel the “least sense of safety” in their school.
49% of teens say they personally know someone who has considered self-harm or suicide.

Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for ages 10-24. (CDC WISQARS).
Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for college-age youth and ages 12-18. (CDC WISQARS).
More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease, COMBINED.
Each day in our nation, there are an average of over 3,703 attempts by young people grades 9-12.
Four out of Five individuals considering suicide give some sign of their intentions, either verbally or behaviorally.
Suicide is a serious public health problem among all age groups. Among youth it exacts an enormous toll due to the significant years of potential life lost. In 2017, there were more than 6,200 suicide deaths among adolescents and young adults ages 15-24, making it the second-leading cause of death for that age group.
Youth suicidal ideation, attempt and completion are on the rise. Far more adolescents have suicidal thoughts or attempt suicide and survive than those who die by suicide. Results from the 2019 Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System show that in the past year 18.8% of high school students seriously considered attempting suicide and 8.9% attempted suicide.
The cost of suicide attempts in the United States in 2013 was estimated to be $58.4 billion. The average cost per suicide for adolescents and young adults is estimated to be at least $1.4 million, with most of the cost resulting from lost productivity.