Expert discusses youth mental health crisis as part of Mental Health Awareness Month
By:
CBS 58 Newsroom
Posted: May 18, 2023 9:10 AM CDT

-
2:37
Natalie’s Everyday Heroes: Sawdust the mini horse spreads joy
-
2:10
Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park residents fight to save neighborhood...
-
0:44
Chef Pawlak offering up special sundae at Georgie Porgie’s...
-
2:44
MCTS drivers union to vote this week on authorizing a strike
-
2:08
New videos show man shooting at Milwaukee woman parking her car,...
-
2:13
’She deserves to be honored’: Vigil planned for Shorewood...
-
1:58
NWS, camp counselors emphasize weather safety following deadly...
-
2:25
’It’s a great start’: Gov. Evers touts child care investments...
-
1:59
21 ejected from Summerfest after several altercations break out...
-
0:54
Milwaukee leaders urge passage of Housing Element plan, with...
-
0:24
Suspect charged in shooting that killed 25-year-old near 35th...
-
1:32
Dashcam footage captures moments Shorewood police officer is...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as part of that Dr. Stephanie Eken, Chief Medical Officer at Rogers Behavioral Health, joined us on Thursday, May 18 to discuss a February CDC report showing escalating teen mental health issues.
The data indicates nearly 60% of teenage girls experienced consistent sadness throughout 2021, a rate double that of boys, with one in three considering suicide.
Dr. Eken also discussed the rates of suicidal ideation, depression and violence within the LGBT+ youth population, with over one-fifth reporting suicide attempts in the preceding year.
Visit the Rogers Behavioral Health's website for more information.
Sign up for the CBS 58 Newsletter