Girls' Life Mental Health Survey: July 2022

When someone asks how you're doing, do you answer "fine" even when you're not? Opening up about feeling depressed or anxious isn't easy—but what's worse is keeping negative emotions bottled up inside. If you are struggling with anxiety or depression, consider this a safe place for you to share how it's affecting you while keeping your identity under wraps.

If you want to talk to someone anonymously right now, the Crisis Text Line is totally confidential and free.

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* 1. How old are you?

10 or younger

11-12

13-14

15-16

17-18

19 or older

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* 2. In the past year, how often have you experienced overwhelmingly negative emotions and feelings of depression and/or anxiety?

Every day

Most days

Once a week

Once or twice a month

A few times a year

Almost never

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* 3. How have feelings of depression and/or anxiety impacted your day-to-day life in the past year?

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* 4. In the past year, have any of these factors been associated with your mental health struggles? Check all that apply.

School

Family

Friends

Romantic relationships

Social media

Extracurricular activities

Other

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* 5. Please expand on your answer to #4.

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* 6. When you are feeling depressed or anxious, can you pinpoint reasons why or are the feelings unexplainable to you?

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* 7. Do you feel you have resources available to you to manage your mental health?

Yes

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* 8. Please expand on your answer to #7.

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* 9. Have feelings of anxiety or depression ever impacted your physical health? For examples have you experienced symptoms like stomach upset, headaches or insomnia associated with your mental health?

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* 10. What advice would you give another teen your age who is struggling with their mental health?

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* 11. Do you think teens are comfortable sharing their mental health struggles?

Yes

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* 12. In the past year, have any close friends confided in you about their mental health struggles?

Just about all of them have shared struggles

Many of them have

One or two of them have

No one has

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* 13. What advice would you give someone hoping to help a friend who is struggling with their mental health?

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* 14. Share any other thoughts that you have on this topic below. Remember: You are never alone. And if you want to talk to someone anonymously right now, the Crisis Text Line is totally confidential and free.