The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that almost 4 out of 10 US adolescents are experiencing poor mental health, a trend exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thirty-seven percent of high school students reported poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless, according to the study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

In addition, 55% reported experiencing emotional abuse by a parent or other adult in the home, according to a separate MMWR study based on the same survey.