Survey: The numbers of Duval County students with affirmative answers to suicide-related questions are much higher than they were a decade ago.
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which Duval County has administered every two years since 2009, is part of a national initiative led by the CDC. The school district released the 2021 results Feb. 8, while also announcing that the 2023 survey would be administered shortly.
"These surveys give students the chance to report for themselves their experiences and risks, especially important in the areas of violence and sexual behavior, which is often invisible to adults," said Cindy Watson, CEO of JASMYN, a Jacksonville nonprofit that helps LGBTQ+ youth and young adults.
The increases over the last decade are"extraordinary … troubling for society at large," he said."Children are our future, and what we are hearing from these statistics is that many … children do not see a place for themselves in this future." "Children have lost family and teachers to COVID," Spade said. Many of them have"parents struggling to maintain a place to live, fear of homelessness and lack of resources such as food and appropriate clothing. All of these affect the child's feeling of safety and self-worth," he said.
"There is a need for privacy and separation as the child begins defining themselves as a young adult," Spade said."The parent is expected to balance not being intrusive with being aware and available. Children need to be and feel safe, and there is a difference between the two.""Disconnecting from social media, engaging with supportive and loving family and being valued as individuals can help a child to deal with some of these issues," he said.
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