Large-scale disasters, whether traumatic, natural or environmental are almost always accompanied by increases in depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and a broad range of other mental and behavioral disorders
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20% of all teens experience anxiety, depression or a mental health concern before they reach adulthood. 80% of those who seek help get better.
Heavy users of social media increase their risk of depression by 27%.
Teens who don’t sleep enough are more than twice as likely to report higher levels of depressive symptoms.
Record numbers of students entering college are self-reporting poor emotional health.
Suicide is a leading cause of death in young people ages 10-24 years of age.
80% of all chronic mental disorders begin in childhood
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