Being a teenager is hard, but data recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show it’s become increasingly difficult. New statistics reveal the troubled state of mental health for high school students during the pandemic. Surveys were collected online by the CDC from approximately 7,700 students during the first half of 2021.

Preliminary data found mental health was getting worse and that the pandemic “created traumatic stressors that have the potential to further erode students’ mental wellbeing,” said Dr. Debra Houry, the CDC’s acting principal deputy director.

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