For Black teen girls, these challenges often manifest through social media, which becomes a landscape rife with gendered-racist stereotypes.

Nearly 1 in 3 teen girls seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021, up 60% from a decade ago. Nearly 3 in 5 felt persistently sad or hopeless – double that of boys.

The number of teen suicide attempts in the U.S., meanwhile, increased dramatically between 2019 and 2021.

The kids are not all right. Four in 10 American high school students report prolonged feelings of sadness or hopelessness, a ...

Major depression occurs in about 9% of teens ages 12 to 17 Depression is more common in girls (13.7%) then boys (4.7%) Among Black youth about 7.9% meet diagnosis for major depression Source: via ...

Black and Latina girls are often perceived as not needing mental health support. The Working on Womanhood program, which operates in several school districts around the country including Chicago, ...

LaFaye Baker's new book encourages young girls to voice their experiences and address childhood trauma with confidence.

Depression increased among adolescents and young adults between 2005 and 2014, according to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics. For the study, researchers examined data from the ...