Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Teens who Felt Sad or Hopeless: Middle School Students

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Measurement Period: 2021-2022

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This indicator shows the percentage of middle school students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for at least two consecutive weeks that they stopped doing some usual activities during the past 12 months.

Why is this important?

The adolescent years are often marked by new and volatile emotions that may be difficult for teens to understand. Aside from normal emotional changes, teens may also face depression and other mental and emotional imbalances. Although depression is highly treatable, only 20% of depressed teens ever receive help. Unaddressed emotional problems can lead to problems at home and school, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior, drug abuse, or causing harm to self or others.

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