13.01% of youth (age 12-17) report suffering from at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year.
55.1% of tweens and 67.1% of teens engaged in conversations about depression.
35.1% of tweens and 54.4% of teens were involved in a self-harm/suicidal situation.
75.5% of tweens and 84.6% of teens engaged in conversations surrounding drugs/alcohol.
Prescription drug abuse epidemic is America’s fastest growing drug problem. 73% of teens say it is easy to access prescription drugs from their parents’ medicine cabinet.