According to a 2021 survey, around 29.3 percent of high school students reported poor mental health in the month prior to the survey. This was substantially higher among female high school students, at 40.8 percent. The source defines poor mental health as including stress, anxiety and depression.
Share of high school students reporting poor mental health in the United States in 2021, by sex
The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia,
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