109. Pre-Pandemic Trends in Student Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Using Cdc ’s Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2015–2019

Longstanding and robust evidence highlights poor mental health outcomes and suicide-related behaviors among U.S. adolescents in the years leading up to and through the COVID-19 pandemic. Current data primarily focus on health outcomes among high school-aged adolescents and point to gaps in understanding mental health, suicidal thoughts and behaviors among younger adolescents. In order to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of pre-adolescents, data on their mental health prior to the COVID-19 pandemic is essential.
Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - Category: Child Development Authors: Source Type: research