Every third American teen girl has suicidal thoughts

• 13% of female students and 7% males attempt suicide

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Atlanta (US) – In 2021, every third female student in the US had suicidal thoughts. It is a great rise after the year 2019, observed by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the survey of 2021, 60% of girls appear to be depressed or sad. This was the highest number in a decade; this was not due to the Coronavirus. Depression is on the rise in the last decade.

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30% of female students in school in 2021 confessed that they were serious about committing suicide. 24% had planned it. 13% tried to commit suicide and needed medical assistance later. This proportion was lesser among male students.

Editorial perspective

Is this the progress achieved by the US based on science ? An individual’s mental strength is not enhanced with education, money, or material pleasures. The Hindu Dharma states that this can be achieved only through spiritual practice.