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School counselors tell Maple School District board anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts rose in recent survey
Summary
The district’s counseling team said a recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed increases in student anxiety and depression, a small rise in suicidal ideation, and growing food‑insecurity; counselors flagged reduced outside therapy capacity and urged continued support and data sharing.
School counseling staff told the Maple School District School Board on March 18 that a recent survey and local screening tools indicate rising mental‑health needs among students.
The counseling team said the percentage of students reporting significant problems with anxiety rose from about 42% in an earlier survey to about 48% in the most recent results, and that female students reported much higher rates — the counselors cited about 68% for females in the most recent high‑school sample. Self‑reported prolonged sadness rose from roughly 30% to 36%, the counselors said, and students who said they had seriously considered suicide increased from about 14% to 16%. The counselors added that roughly 12% of surveyed students reported having created a suicide plan — a figure they estimated represents…
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