#YRBS
LGBTQ students are more vulnerable to bullying behavior, significantly more than the national average. The CDC's 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report does not include sexual or gender identity demographics. Learn more: www.edweek.org/leadership/c.... #bullyingpreventionmonth #EduSky
October 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Indiana's 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey reveals alarming mental health crises among high school students, with nearly one in five contemplating suicide.

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2025 YRBS shows high rates of poor mental health, suicide risk among Indiana high-school students
State health officials presented 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey results showing weighted data for 473 students in 16 high schools: nearly one-quarter reported poor mental health; about 1 in 5 seriously considered suicide, with higher rates for females and LGBTQ students. Officials urged higher participation and resources.
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October 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
He's even worse than his corrupt father.

#IndictKushner #TraitorTrump
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Jared Kushner's financial corruption
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October 25, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Jared Kushner needs to be indicted and fully investigated. Of course, this isn't going to happen with Trump's DOJ. All Republicans are off limits...
#RepublicansAreTheProblem #GOPTraitors
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October 25, 2026 at 8:03 PM
District administrators are celebrating a significant decrease in self-harm among middle schoolers, while also acknowledging the ongoing mental health challenges faced by LGBTQ+ students.

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#MA #CitizenPortal #Awareness #YouthSupport #MentalHealth
District says YRBS shows declines in self‑harm and higher student‑adult connections at middle school
Concord administrators reported encouraging Youth Risk Behavior Survey trends at the middle school—fewer students reporting self-harm and higher rates of trusted‑adult connections—and outlined expanded supports including Playbook, PBIS and a Lighthouse program for students returning from hospitalization.
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October 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey reveals a promising decline in substance use among Masconomet students, but alarming trends in middle school raise urgent questions about youth wellbeing.

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#MA #CitizenPortal #YouthMentalHealth #SubstanceUsePrevention #CommunitySupport
Tri Town Council: Masconomet 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows substance‑use declines but middle‑school uptick in some harms
Tri Town Council presenters told the Masconomet committee that 2025 YRBS results show lower current substance use than state and national averages, persistent disparities for girls and LGBTQ+ youth, correlations between substance use and poor mental‑health indicators, and a concerning rise in some middle‑school measures between 2023 and 2025.
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October 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A major milestone for eating disorder surveillance: The first national YRBS data on binge eating are now publicly available, with a new CDC MMWR reporting findings from the 2025 survey.

This achievement reflects years of coordinated advocacy across the eating disorders community.
October 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
La encuesta de 2025 distingue entre un día con atracones y conductas recurrentes. Los datos muestran diferencias entre grupos y vínculos con la salud mental, pero no equivalen a diagnósticos.
El 40.5% de alumnos de bachillerato en EE. UU. reportó atracones en un mes
El **40.5%** de los estudiantes de bachillerato de Estados Unidos reportó atracones en al menos un día de los 30 previos a responder una encuesta nacional de 2025. El informe, publicado por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) el **15 de octubre de 2026** , aporta la primera estimación nacional de esta conducta en esa población. El análisis utiliza 6,898 respuestas válidas de la Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). La encuesta representa a estudiantes de los grados 9 a 12 de escuelas públicas y privadas de Estados Unidos. ## Cómo se midieron los atracones La pregunta combinaba dos elementos: comer una cantidad inusualmente grande en poco tiempo y sentir pérdida de control sobre la ingesta, incluso la sensación de no poder parar pese a estar lleno. Un **17.2%** reportó esa conducta en **tres días o más durante los 30 anteriores**. Los investigadores eligieron ese umbral para analizar los atracones recurrentes. La cifra cuenta días con esa conducta, sin establecer cuántos episodios hubo en cada jornada. El NIDDK, un instituto de salud de Estados Unidos, explica que tener al menos un atracón semanal durante tres meses puede indicar un trastorno por atracones. Su guía sobre diagnóstico señala que un especialista evalúa los síntomas y patrones de alimentación. Por eso, el 40.5% no equivale a la proporción de alumnos con un diagnóstico clínico. Los autores de los CDC también advierten que una sola pregunta tiene límites: algunos alumnos pudieron confundir comer en exceso ocasionalmente con un atracón, lo que podría haber elevado la estimación. ## Diferencias entre grupos y vínculos con la salud mental Para la categoría de tres días o más en el último mes, la prevalencia fue del **20.5% entre estudiantes hispanos** , frente al **14.6% entre blancos no hispanos**. Entre las alumnas alcanzó el 18.6%, frente al 15.9% entre los alumnos, según los resultados que también recoge la Escuela de Salud Pública de Harvard. Ariel Beccia, investigadora del Boston Children's Hospital y coautora del informe, explicó a STAT que estas diferencias cuestionan el estereotipo de que las conductas alimentarias problemáticas afectan principalmente a chicas blancas. El análisis también encontró una mayor prevalencia de atracones en tres días o más entre quienes usaban redes sociales cada hora o con mayor frecuencia, reportaban mala salud mental, tristeza persistente o desesperanza, o habían considerado seriamente intentar suicidarse. Es una encuesta observacional y transversal, basada en lo que declararon los estudiantes. Sus asociaciones no establecen que las redes sociales causen atracones ni permiten determinar qué conducta o problema apareció primero. Según STAT, la inclusión de la pregunta llegó tras una década de trabajo de organizaciones de investigación y defensa de personas con trastornos alimentarios. Beccia espera que disponer de estos datos ayude a conseguir recursos para investigar y atender el problema. _Fuentes:_ 1, 2, 3
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October 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
🚨 Happening TOMORROW! Don’t miss this exciting conversation on using YRBS data to advance eating disorder research and prevention.
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October 15, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Last week, you may have seen headlines about LGB identification being in "free fall" based on cursory observations from the 2025 YRBS.

I discuss that, alongside research from Cimpian & McQuillan offering nuance to earlier YRBS headlines, in my latest QueerED:

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QueerED: Always Look Beyond the Headline
Vol. 1, Issue 8. Research to practice for LGBTQ+-inclusive schools and communities.
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October 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Estimates are from the public national YRBS files, weighted, with 95% confidence intervals. CDC’s trend guidance is here www.cdc.gov/yrbs/media/p... Happy to share code and estimates.
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October 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Thanks for doing this. Also, I'm shocked to find out that the 2025 YRBS was administered and the data have been released, including the LGBTQ+ identification items.
October 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Each YRBS wave is a new sample of students, not the same students over time. Comparing across waves, the prevalence of bisexual identification was 11.0% among 9th graders in 2023 and 10.1% among 11th graders in 2025. The lower prevalence appears only among 2025’s 9th graders.
October 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Still need to read up on the actual research behind that WP headline, but just for starters from @juliaserano.bsky.social: The underlying data come from YRBS, a CDC survey administered to adolescents in the same schools that have largely gone all in on targeting queer & trans kids for the fascists
October 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Concord-Carlisle's latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey reveals promising support among students, yet troubling issues like rising anxiety and alcohol use demand urgent attention.

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#MA #CitizenPortal #AlcoholUseRisks #YouthMentalHealth #SubgroupAnalysis
YRBS results: most students report trusted adult, anxiety and subgroup risks persist
District leaders presented March 2026 Youth Risk Behavior Survey results showing high rates of students reporting a trusted adult (94%) and belonging, reductions in self-harm and vaping, but new anxiety measures and higher risk markers for LGBTQIA+ students and higher-than-aggregate alcohol use.
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October 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Wisconsin school board takes a stand against social media giants, citing student mental health concerns and late-night screen time data—could this lead to a major class-action breakthrough?

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#WI #CitizenPortal #YouthScreenTime #SocialMediaEffects #MentalHealth
Board authorizes joining class action on social media's effects on student mental health
Citing YRBS screen-time figures, the board voted to authorize retention of legal counsel to join a class action against certain social media companies over impacts on student mental health; the motion passed despite one members recorded 'no.'
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October 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Hear real-world examples from Kentucky and Vermont, learn from states already working with these data, and explore practical resources for analyzing and using YRBS eating disorder measures.

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October 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
How can you use Youth Risk Behavior Survey data to better understand eating disorder symptoms among young people?

Join us October 16 from 1–2 PM ET for a free webinar on using YRBS data to strengthen eating disorder surveillance and prevention.
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October 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Whether you work in eating disorders, adolescent health, epidemiology, or public health, this webinar is designed to help turn youth surveillance data into information that can guide research and prevention.

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October 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I have written a lot recently about the U-shape in happiness being present in the data from around 1985-2015 and then it gradually disappeared
Now we have evidence that the well-being of the young has improved sharply since 2023 - in the YRBS and BRFSS the hump shape in despair in 2025/6 is back
September 29, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It continues: "The Trump Administration rejects gender ideology due to the harms and divisiveness it causes. This page does not reflect reality…" The reference to a court prevented attempt to censor science and the bombastic language seem like they would be worth mentioning. www.cdc.gov/yrbs/
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
YRBSS is a set of surveys that track behaviors that can lead to poor health in high school students.
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September 26, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Seems like it should be part of the "are phones ruining the kids" debate that every marker of teen mental health has improved since 2021
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September 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM