Alarming CDC data shows…

Alarming CDC data on teens shows… The CDC’s chief medical officer said yesterday that teen girls are “engulfed in a growing wave of sadness, violence, and trauma,” after the agency released a report showing that 57% of teenage girls felt “persistently sad or...

New CDC findings are Not Good News for Teen Girls!

New CDC findings are Not Good News for Teen Girls! In our last post we went over the new finding from the CDC that showed 57% of teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless.  That number was 2 times higher than boys the same age.  Their conclusion was that girls ...

How Do I Know If My Teen Has Depression?

  As a parent of a teen, you have a right to be worried about depression.  The rates of teen depression are rising and are at record-high levels right now.  For instance, the CDC estimates that feelings of sadness or hopelessness kept 42% of high school students...