Survey shows teens need more support than they get

As millions of American teens continue to struggle with their mental health, a new survey reveals a sizable gap between how much support teens say they get and how much support their parents think they are getting. In the report, published Tuesday by the National Center for Health Statistics, just over a quarter of teens said they always get the social and emotional support they need while parents were nearly three times more likely to think they did. “This suggests a systematic bias where parents consistently report higher levels of social and emotional support compared with their teenager’s perception, and Read More