Texas is investing in better mental health
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This article was originally published in The Dallas Morning News on June 17, 2024.
Texas, among all states, is grappling with a rise in the percentage of youth who experienced a major depressive episode in the past year without treatment — a staggering 73.1%, according to Mental Health America. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth in Texas, according to the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. UT Southwestern Medical Center recently conducted a study of 1,000 young Texans, 8 to 20 years old, who are being treated for depression and found that nearly half of them reported at least one suicide attempt during their lifetime.