Over 1 in 10 youth in the U.S. are experiencing depression that is severely impairing their ability to function at school or work, at home, with family, or in their social life.

16.39% of youth (age 12-17) report suffering from at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year. 11.5% of youth (over 2.7 million youth) are experiencing severe major depression.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) showed that, between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages 3-17 years diagnosed with depression grew by 27%

Among U.S. children ages 5-11 years, the percentage of mental health-related ED (emergency department) visits increased 24%, and the percentage of these ED visits for adolescents ages 12-17 increased 31% from 2019 to March-October 2020

In 2021, more than 4 in 10 (42%) students felt persistently sad or hopeless and nearly one-third (29%) experienced poor mental health

60% of youth with major depression do not receive any mental health treatment

In 2021, more than 1 in 5 (22%) students seriously considered attempting suicide and 1 in 10 (10%) attempted suicide

Youth and young adults ages 10–24 years account for 15% of all suicides.  Suicide rates for this age group increased 52.2% between 2000-2021.

In 2020, suicide was the 2nd leading cause of death for youths ages 10-14 years; and the 3rd leading cause of death for people ages 15-24 years.

Depression is strongly related to both suicidal ideation and it is one of the characteristics that increase the risk of suicide among people with depression