On March 31, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of its first nationally representative survey of high school students during the pandemic. The findings of this survey are Worth Noting.

Links:

“New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats during the COVID-19 pandemic” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mar. 31, 2022)

“AAP-AACAP-CHA Declaration of a National Emergency in Child and Adolescent Mental Health” (American Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 19, 2021)

“Poem 133: The Summer Day” (Library of Congress, consulted Apr. 20, 2022)

Sources consulted:

“‘A cry for help’: CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health” (The Washington Post, Mar. 31, 2022)

“Children’s mental health is in crisis” (American Psychological Association, Jan. 1, 2022)

“The Kids Are Not All Right: How the Pandemic Is Affecting Their Mental Health” (Cleveland Clinic, Feb. 11, 2022)