CDC Admits to Teen Mental Health Crisis it Helped Create
Apr 1, 2022 23:19:45 GMT -5
Post by leilani on Apr 1, 2022 23:19:45 GMT -5
CDC Admits to Teen Mental Health Crisis it Helped Create
BRECCAN F. THIES
1 Apr 202222
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admitted there is an adolescent mental health crisis due to the draconian coronavirus protocols it recommended.
According to new survey data released Thursday, more than 44 percent of American teens reported “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” while nearly 20 percent seriously considered suicide, and nine percent actually did attempt suicide in 2020.
“These data echo a cry for help,” Debra Houry, a CDC deputy director, told the Washington Post. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created traumatic stressors that have the potential to further erode students’ mental well-being.”
The survey results were collected between January and June 2021 — at the height of coronavirus measures — from 7,705 ninth- through twelfth-graders in a nationally representative sample of private and public schools.
While the virus was known early on to affect young persons at a drastically lower rate than adults, the CDC and other government officials were relentless in their advocacy for masking and shuttering schools — both of which contributed heavily to learning loss and mental health issues.
Overall, the study found over 37 percent of students experienced poor mental health at the time the survey was taken. Girls were twice as likely to report poor mental health than boys, though it is unclear if that is due to boys not wanting to answer the question honestly.
In addition, there was a stark contrast in mental health between students who felt connected to persons at school and those who did not. Nearly 79 percent of student respondents reported some level of “virtual learning” — something recommended by the CDC — but only just over 46 percent felt connected to others at school.
Among those who felt connected to others at school, only 28.4 percent reported poor mental health as contrasted with 45.2 percent of those who did not feel connected to others reporting poor mental health.
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BRECCAN F. THIES
1 Apr 202222
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admitted there is an adolescent mental health crisis due to the draconian coronavirus protocols it recommended.
According to new survey data released Thursday, more than 44 percent of American teens reported “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” while nearly 20 percent seriously considered suicide, and nine percent actually did attempt suicide in 2020.
“These data echo a cry for help,” Debra Houry, a CDC deputy director, told the Washington Post. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created traumatic stressors that have the potential to further erode students’ mental well-being.”
The survey results were collected between January and June 2021 — at the height of coronavirus measures — from 7,705 ninth- through twelfth-graders in a nationally representative sample of private and public schools.
While the virus was known early on to affect young persons at a drastically lower rate than adults, the CDC and other government officials were relentless in their advocacy for masking and shuttering schools — both of which contributed heavily to learning loss and mental health issues.
Overall, the study found over 37 percent of students experienced poor mental health at the time the survey was taken. Girls were twice as likely to report poor mental health than boys, though it is unclear if that is due to boys not wanting to answer the question honestly.
In addition, there was a stark contrast in mental health between students who felt connected to persons at school and those who did not. Nearly 79 percent of student respondents reported some level of “virtual learning” — something recommended by the CDC — but only just over 46 percent felt connected to others at school.
Among those who felt connected to others at school, only 28.4 percent reported poor mental health as contrasted with 45.2 percent of those who did not feel connected to others reporting poor mental health.
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