StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma
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State data paints a dire picture of Oklahoma teenagers' mental health
4 minutes Posted Dec 22, 2022 at 10:22 pm.
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State data released this year showed half of the teens who participated in an annual survey checked yes on the traditional depression symptom of feeling so sad or hopeless for two weeks in a row that they lost interest in usual activities. It found that in 2021, nearly one in four respondents had contemplated suicide in the past year. Among girls, that rate was closer to one in three.