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Children and youth
More Oklahoma students are reporting mental health challenges in recent years.
Statewide, about 7% of Oklahoma middle- and high-school students report having attempted suicide.
Source: 2017-2022 data from the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment (OPNA), a survey of Oklahoma students in 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grades
Nearly 1 in 5 Oklahoma youth had a major depressive episode in the past year.
While better than the national average, this amounts to about 63,000 Oklahoma children ages 12 to 17.
Source: 2005-2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), the most recent data available
Note: The gap after 2018-2019 data exists because estimates for 2021-2022 cannot be compared to estimates from previous years due to changes in NSDUH survey methodology.
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