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70% of youth in juvenile justice systems have at least one mental health condition ⁶

33% of adolescents in America are victim to sexual, physical, verbal, or emotional dating abuse. ¹⁸

Nearly two in five 12th graders report using some kind of vaping device in the past year. ⁷

1 in 4 teens contract a sexually transmitted disease every year. ¹¹  

In 2017, persons aged 15–24 years represented 62.6% of all chlamydia cases. ¹⁰

More than 130 Americans die everyday from an opioid overdose. ⁹ 

In the next 24 hours, 1,439 teens will attempt suicide. ¹⁴

In the next 24 hours, 2,795 teenage girls will become pregnant ¹²

Only 50.6% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 with a mental health disorder received treatment in the last year. ⁸

90% of daily tobacco users begin by age 18 ¹³

Many teens reported feeling overwhelmed (31%) and depressed or sad (30%) as a result of stress. ¹⁶ 

37.3 percent of 12th graders reported vaping in the past 12 months ¹⁵

Two-thirds of those who developed alcohol or substance use disorders have had a mental health disorder. ¹⁷

At least 80% of sexually active people will have an HPV infection at some point in their lifetime ²⁰

In 2016, 56 percent of deaths among passenger vehicle occupants ages 16-19 were drivers ²²

21% of all new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. are among people aged 13-24 years old, most of those being 20-24. ¹⁹

59% of all students in grades 9 to 12 indicated that they had not yet had sex. ²¹

1 in 3 young people will be in an abusive or unhealthy relationship ²³

50% of young people who experience rape or physical or sexual abuse will attempt to commit suicide ²⁴

There was a 78% increase in e-cigarette use between 2017 and 2018. ²  

1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year. ¹

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 12-18.  ³

Young people aged 15–24 years acquire half of all new STDs ⁴

In 2017, 5455 teenagers died from an overdose ⁵ 

44.88% of teens feel stressed “all the time.” ²⁵ 

59% of U.S. teens have personally experienced at least one type of abusive online behaviors. ²⁶

In 2017 2,734 teenagers (ages 13-19) died in the United States from crash injuries. ²⁷

Roughly 40% of teenagers will try drugs at least once, which means 60% will not. ²⁸

The average 12th grader spends approximately 2 hours per day texting. ²⁹