HealthDay (10/28, Gotkine) reports a study found that “trauma exposure and traumatic stress are common among adolescents.” The researchers “described rates of trauma exposure and traumatic stress symptoms among youth aged 11 to 19 years who presented to primary care clinics for well-child visits between July 2022 and June 2024.” They observed that “15.5 percent of 24,675 youth reported trauma exposure and 7.5 percent reported moderate or high symptoms of traumatic stress. The researchers found that the likelihood of reporting a traumatic experience was higher for female and Hispanic youth. High anxiety and/or depression symptom scores were seen in only half of youth with high traumatic stress symptoms.” They noted that “compared with those with low or moderate traumatic stress, adolescents with trauma and high traumatic stress were 10 times more likely to have a high risk for suicide, representing 48 percent of all youth at high risk for suicide.” The study was published in Pediatrics.
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— “Trauma Exposure, Traumatic Stress Common in Adolescents,”Elana Gotkine, HealthDay, October 28, 2025