“The COVID-19 pandemic has created traumatic stressors that have the potential to further erode students’ mental wellbeing. Debra Houry, the acting principal deputy director at the CDC, in a statement. “These data echo a cry for help,” said Dr. The study reported that 37 percent of high schoolers experienced poor mental health during the pandemic and 44 percent said they felt persistently sad or hopeless the past year.Īnother 29 percent said a parent or another adult in their home lost a job during that time. In addition, 11 percent saying they experienced physical abuse. In the survey, more than half – 55 percent – of high school students said they experienced emotional abuse from an adult in their home. The agency has released its first nationally representative survey of teens’ mental state during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is shedding new light on how difficult the COVID-19 pandemic has been on high school students. They say parents should listen to teens’ concerns, let them know they are supported, and recommended digital tools to help them cope.Experts say teens were already facing mental health issues before the pandemic and the restrictions imposed during that time exacerbated those issues.Among them are feelings of depression and sadness as well as verbal abuse from a parent.High school students say they have dealt with a number of mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.Share on Pinterest Experts say teens were dealing with a variety of mental health issues even before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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