Hope and Challenges: A Decade of Adolescent Mental Health Trends in the CDC’s 2013-2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
By Jennifer Leydecker, LMFT
Recently the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released its Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2013-2023. The survey, conducted every two years, focuses on high school students and examines five key areas: the student environment, substance use, sexual health and behaviors, experiences of violence, and mental health (including suicidal thoughts and behaviors). The report provides a 10-year overview of adolescent trends, along with insights from the past two years.