According to the new data, in 2021, more than a third (37%) of high school students reported they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 44% reported they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year. … [D]uring the pandemic:
- • More than half (55%) reported they experienced emotional abuse by a parent or other adult in the home, including swearing at, insulting, or putting down the student.
- • 11% experienced physical abuse by a parent or other adult in the home, including hitting, beating, kicking, or physically hurting the student.
- • More than a quarter (29%) reported a parent or other adult in their home lost a job.
SOURCE: March 31, 2022, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES), CDC’s first nationally representative survey of public- and private-school high school students to assess the well-being of U.S. youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/abes/tables/index.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/2022/2021-ABES-Findings.html
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