Prevalence of eating disorders more than doubled during pandemic in 13- to 18-year-old girls, with similar trend, but lower prevalence, in boys
Murthy is calling on policymakers, tech companies, researchers, and parents to 'urgently take action'
Among teens reporting firearm possession, those with depression and/or lifetime history of suicidality more likely to have bought/traded for it
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