Decreases observed in weekly emergency department visits for mental health conditions, suicide-related behaviors, drug overdoses by fall 2022 versus 2021
Authors say this has temporal correlation with expansion of social media and firearms
There are both benefits and harms involved in social media use, and the report authors sought a balanced approach
Those with four or more ACEs by the fall of 2020 had 2.71-fold increased likelihood of reporting a new ACE in spring of 2021
Teen dating violence longitudinally associated with increasing high-risk behaviors and with poor mental health outcomes
Very high-risk profile characterized by younger males with mood and developmental disorders
2019 to 2021 saw increase in prevalence for certain demographic groups, including female high school students
Increases in rates of 73.0, 48.8, and 36.8 percent seen for children aged 10 to 12 years, 13 to 15 years, and girls
However, these factors are not enough to fully overcome weight-stigmatizing experiences
Risk for self-harm reduced after initiation of melatonin, especially among adolescents with depression/anxiety