This is a slide show presented to raise awareness of startling statistics. We have presented this when talking about RHRN to show how widespread these types of crisis are. Because we are showing a very dark side of many teen's lives, some of the images may be triggering to some dealing with issues such as self-injury and eating disorders. We hope that this can explain the prevalence of some of the most painful issues teens are facing today.
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Statistics
- Over 51% of 8th grade students have tried alcohol.
- Over 80% of 12th grade students have tried alcohol.
- In the last 30 days, 50% of teens have reported to have been drinking; 32% being drunk at least once
- 30% of teens with depression also develop a substance abuse addiction
- In the past 30 days, nearly 20% of high school students have used marijuana, and 34.3% in the past year
- Over 5% of high school students have used cocaine
- Up to 24 million people in the United States have an eating disorder
- 1 in 5 women have eating disorders.
- Over a million men have eating disorders
- About half of teens with anorexia also struggle with bulimia
- 1 in 5 females and 1 in 7 males have said they have purposely harmed themselves at some time
- 90% of people who self injure started as a teen
- 23% of teens and young adults struggle with self injury
- Over an estimated 3,000,000 people in the United States struggle with self injury
- About 20% of teens will have depression before they reach adulthood
- Teens and young adults are more likely than any other group to suffer from depression
- 80%-90% of teens who commit suicide have some form of depression
- Approximately 80% of people experiencing depression are not currently receiving any treatment.
- Depression is one of the most treatable illnesses
- Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers
- 1 in 5 teens consider suicide
- 1 in 6 teens plan suicide
- More than 1 in 12 teens attempt suicide
- There are over 864,950 suicide attempts each year in the United States
- Every 16 minutes, someone in the United States dies by suicide
- Every 38 seconds, someone attempts suicide
