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What happened so that so many more teens, in such a short period of time, would feel depressed, attempt suicide and commit suicide? After scouring several large surveys of teens for clues, I found that all of the possibilities traced back to a major change in teens’ lives: the sudden ascendance of the smartphone.
https://theconversation.com/with-teen-mental-health-deteriorating-over-five-years-theres-a-likely-culprit-86996

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The mental health system is deeply broken and underfunded.  While these bills lay a foundation for reform, they are still only a beginning.  Congress will need to build on them with subsequent legislation to ensure that our mental health system is most effective.  It will still need to look at education and employment supports, for example.  While it can be argued by both sides that the bills do not go far enough, we need to acknowledge that they go further toward large-scale reform than other bills have in a generation, and that “starting over” from here is just a euphemism for “doing nothing,” yet again.
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/top-10-facts-about-mental-health-reform-legislation-114th-congress

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Roughly 11% of teens have a mood disorder (Depression, Bipolar Disorder, etc.)
https://paradigmmalibu.com/facts-and-tips-about-teen-mental-health/

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one in 10 young people experience a period of major depression
https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/mental-health-myths-facts

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Between 20% and 30% of adolescents have one major depressive episode before they reach adulthood.
http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_878.html

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Many teens use likes, tagging, and comments to gauge their value among peers. They witness others having fun or notice how everyone seems to have a great life. The pressure builds when our kids don’t get the feedback they desire from their peers.
https://www.teensafe.com/blog/10-scary-facts-teen-body-health/

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In just the five years between 2010 and 2015, the number of U.S. teens who felt useless and joyless – classic symptoms of depression – surged 33 percent in large national surveys. Teen suicide attempts increased 23 percent. Even more troubling, the number of 13- to 18-year-olds who committed suicide jumped 31 percent.
http://theconversation.com/with-teen-mental-health-deteriorating-over-five-years-theres-a-likely-culprit-86996

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Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.

https://adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics#

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Teens are also sleeping less, and teens who spend more time on their phones are more likely to not be getting enough sleep. Not sleeping enough is a major risk factor for depression
https://theconversation.com/with-teen-mental-health-deteriorating-over-five-years-theres-a-likely-culprit-86996

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Each day an estimated 18-22 veterans die by suicide.²⁴

https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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A mental illness makes the things you do in life hard, like: work, school and socializing with other people. If you think you (or someone you know) might have a mental disorder, it is best to consult a professional as soon as possible. Early identification and effective intervention is the key to successfully treating the disorder and preventing future disability. A health care professional (doctor, mental health specialist, etc) will connect the symptoms and experiences the patient is having with recognized diagnostic criteria (DSM or ICD) to help formulate a diagnosis.

http://teenmentalhealth.org/learn/mental-disorders/

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Rates of youth with severe depression increased from 5.9% in 2012 to 8.2% in 2015. Even with severe depression, 76% of youth are left with no or insufficient treatment
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america

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Around 20% of the world’s children and adolescents have mental disorders or problems

About half of mental disorders begin before the age of 14. Similar types of disorders are being reported across cultures. Neuropsychiatric disorders are among the leading causes of worldwide disability in young people. Yet, regions of the world with the highest percentage of population under the age of 19 have the poorest level of mental health resources. Most low- and middle-income countries have only one child psychiatrist for every 1 to 4 million people.
http://somapsy.org/en/ten-facts-on-mental-health/

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Mental illnesses are disorders of brain function. They have many causes and result from complex interactions between a person’s genes and their environment. Having a mental illness is not a choice or moral failing. Mental illnesses occur at similar rates around the world, in every culture and in all socio economic groups.
http://teenmentalhealth.org/learn/mental-disorders/

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In any given year, only 20 percent of children with mental illnesses are identified and
receive mental health services. http://www.namihelps.org/assets/PDFs/fact-sheets/Children-and-Adolescents/Facts-on-Childrens-Mental-Health--in-America.pdf

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found that teens who spent five or more hours a day online were 71 percent more likely than those who spent less than an hour a day to have at least one suicide risk factor
http://theconversation.com/with-teen-mental-health-deteriorating-over-five-years-theres-a-likely-culprit-86996

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Half of all chronic mental illness begins by age 14; three-quarters by age 24. Despite effective treatment, there are long delays—sometimes decades—between the first appearance of symptoms and when people get help.
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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About half of mental disorders begin before the age of 14. Similar types of disorders are being reported across cultures. Neuropsychiatric disorders are among the leading causes of worldwide disability in young people. Yet, regions of the world with the highest percentage of population under the age of 19 have the poorest level of mental health resources. Most low- and middle-income countries have only one child psychiatrist for every 1 to 4 million people.
http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/mental_health/mental_health_facts/en/

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Depression is an extremely complex disease. No one knows exactly what causes it, but it can occur for a variety of reasons. Some people experience depression during a serious medical illness. Others may have depression with life changes such as a move or the death of a loved one. Still others have a family history of depression. Those who do may experience depressionand feel overwhelmed with sadness and loneliness for no known reason.
https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/causes-depression#1

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Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24.

http://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/todays-teens-depressed-ever/

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Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.—43.8 million, or 18.5%—experiences mental illness in a given year.
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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70% of youth in juvenile justice systems have at least one mental health condition and at least 20% live with a serious mental illness.
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers

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In the United States, nearly 20% of high school students report being bullied on school property. Typically, those who are bullied have an increased likelihood for poor academic performance, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, sadness and substance abuse.
https://paradigmmalibu.com/facts-and-tips-about-teen-mental-health/

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1 in 5 young adults suffers from a mental illness, yet only 4% of the national budget is spent on treatment of mental health
http://teenmentalhealth.org/learn/mental-disorders/