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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Retrieved from: https://afsp.org/risk-factors-protective-factors-and-warning-signs/
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2013–2023. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2024.
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KFF. Roughly 1 in 5 adolescents report experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression. (2024). Retrieved from: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/roughly-1-in-5-adolescents-report-experiencing-symptoms-of-anxiety-or-depression/#:~:text=About%201%20in%205%20adolescents,federal%20survey%20of%20teen%20health.
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