01/31/2025
Fact Friday: In 2024, youth (ages 6-17) ranked #50 in serious thoughts of su***de, making it just shy of the highest state (Oregon #51 @ 15%). Idaho ranked 14.89% with the national average at 13.16%.
https://mhanational.org/issues/2024/mental-health-america-youth-data #:~:text=Youth%20with%20At%20Least%20One%20Major%20Depressive%20Episode%20(MDE)%202024&text=20.17%25%20of%20youth%20(ages%2012,work%2C%20school%2C%20or%20home.
States with rankings 1-13 have a lower prevalence of mental illness and higher rates of access to care for youth. States with rankings 39-51 indicate that youth have a higher prevalence of mental illness and lower rates of access to care.