5 Facts: August 2023 Edition
This month’s edition of 5 Facts covers how vaping impacts teen health, the cost of data breaches in healthcare and more.
This month’s edition of 5 Facts covers how vaping impacts teen health, the cost of data breaches in healthcare and more.
Vaping teens are twice as likely to feel depressed and 53% of teachers report vaping teens struggle to stay motivated.
There has been a significant increase in emergency department visits by children and youth experiencing mental and behavioral health emergencies.
Without DEI programs, schools and universities place the academic performance, mental health, and safety of their most vulnerable students at risk.
The family alleged their daughter, who was Black, was constantly bullied by her classmates because of her race, disabilities, and her family’s homelessness.
A family member said the teen planned “to do the same thing” as his cousin who last year opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
The man, who was shot by police, is Jewish and a former Margolin Hebrew Academy student, according to various sources.
While 42% of college students needed help for emotional or mental health problems in the last year, over 60% noted they’ve never received counseling or therapy.
The rate of U.S. children diagnosed with any developmental disability rose from 7.4% in 2019 to 8.56% in 2021.
Experts designed the suicide risk assessment toolkit to facilitate data collection and analysis related to screening assessments and subsequent action plans.