Suicide Attempts Among U.S. High School Students Decline Between 2023 & 2025

The percentage of U.S. high school students reporting poor mental health and suicide risk declined between 2023 and 2025. Students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness decreased from 40% to 33%, while those reporting poor mental health declined from 29% to 23%. The percentage who seriously considered attempting suicide fell from 20% to 14%, those who made a suicide plan declined from 16% to 12%, and those who attempted suicide declined from 9% to 6%. Despite these improvements, one in three high school students still reported persistent sadness or hopelessness in 2025.

Mental health concerns remained more common . . .