Nearly one in three girls reported seriously considering suicide in the past year – a 60% rise from a decade ago, according to the CDC survey data.
One of those factors, she says, is early puberty.
That's also why there's been a dramatic rise in teen girls with eating disorders in recent years, say Eken and Feuer.Schools are key, the report suggests, to help teens facing these behavioral and mental health challenges. She points to a number of things that schools can do to prevent these issues and also to support vulnerable students.
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