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RESEARCH TO ADVANCE CARE FOR DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE IN TEXAS

4.5%

of Texas high school youth reported having made a suicide attempt that required medical attention in 2023

2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

21.1%

of Texas high school youth reported having serious thoughts about suicide in 2023

2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

18.3%

of Texas high school youth made a plan to attempt suicide in 2023

2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

12.3%

of Texas high school youth attempted suicide in 2023

2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

42.4%

of Texas high school youth reported feeling sad or hopeless almost daily for 2 or more weeks in 2023

2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

50th

Texas is ranked last among U.S. states for access to mental healthcare

Mental Health America (2024)

2328

Participants Enrolled in the TX-YDSRN Registry Study

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The Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN)

We are a research initiative of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC).

TCMHCC was created by the 86th Texas Legislature and funds multi-institutional research to improve mental health care for children and adolescents in Texas. TX-YDSRN was developed to support state-wide research on youth depression and suicide.

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