Teen anxiety is on the rise — especially among girls, LGBTQ youth

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Teen anxiety is on the rise — especially among girls, LGBTQ youth
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The number of teenage girls who reported “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” spiked from 36% to 57% over the last decade, according to a new CDC survey.

Aeva Schifferli, 12, demonstrates a stress-relieving breathing exercise at her mother's yoga studio. 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis LifelineThe number of teenage girls who reported “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” spiked from 36% to 57% over the last decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.found. The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson describes teen mental health as “a national crisis.

“I think social media very well might be a big part of this picture,” he says, “but I doubt it's the whole picture.” “I don't think we have clear answers here,” he says. “We just have clarity in terms of the fact that this is a case where levels of anxiety really are at crisis level.” Liberals say the election of former President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of homophobic and transphobic attitudes in schools that wiped away celebrated legal progress like marriage equality. Conservatives, on the other hand, say liberals' obsession with victimization and identity is making young people believe they should feel like victims.

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