AXIOS June 25, 2024
April Rubin

Youth mental health has begun to improve after major pandemic dips, new data shows.

Why it matters: The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare students’ struggles as well as a fractured system to help them navigate recovery.

  • Some of the recovery, though, trails pre-pandemic mental health metrics.

State of play: In seven of nine states identified by Axios with published 2023 data, surveys showed lower rates of sadness and hopelessness.

  • Overall, dedicating more resources to student well-being during the pandemic has started to pay off, Kathleen Ethier, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health, told Axios.
  • “These improvements, they’re not huge, but they are important,” she said.
  • These survey findings are...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Mental Health, Patient / Consumer, Provider, States, Survey / Study, Trends
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