The clinical depression among teens ages 15-17 rose from 3% in 2019 to 6% in 2022, according to a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. In the Philadelphia region, the rate jumped to 9.7% among ...

The 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health report found that in recent years, depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teens have declined.

Teenage vapers and smokers have higher rates of depression and anxiety, reveals new research. Adolescents who use either ...

Here’s how the findings broke down: Anxiety rates went from 7.1% in 2016 to 10.6% in 2022 Depression rates went from 3.2% in 2016 to 4.6% in 2022 Asthma rates went from 8.4% in 2016 to 6.5% in 2022 ...

One in 6 people worldwide are affected by loneliness, and the percentage is highest among 13- to 17-year-olds (20.9%), ...

Adolescents who use either e-cigarettes or conventional tobacco products (CTP)-like cigarettes, cigars, hookah and pipes-are ...

Adolescents who use either e-cigarettes or conventional tobacco products (CTP)—like cigarettes, cigars, hookah and pipes—are significantly more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety than ...

One non-profit group says it's seeing higher reports of mental health issues among adolescents and teens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Mental Health America, kids aged 11 to 17 are ...

One non-profit group says it's seeing higher reports of mental health issues among adolescents and teens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Mental Health America, kids aged 11 to 17 are ...

The report notes that mortality rates are low in adolescents compared with other age groups and that rates have declined in the last decade, although the decline has been slight, especially among ...

In the UK an estimated 1.1million young people between the ages of 11 and 17 vape and 100,000 smoke, according to Action on ...