weeks in a row that they stopped doing every day activities:
Twenty-seven percent of eighth graders, 35 percent of tenth
graders, and 34 percent of twelfth graders reported
experiencing depressive feelings over the past year (North
Kitsap Herald, 2015). In all of Washington states adolescents
from age 12-17 about 57,000 had experienced at least one
major depressive episode per year in 2009-2013 (The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
2014)
As shown below, depression among teens is continuing to
increase.
(The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
2014)