A recent survey of over 6,000 public school students in South LA, conducted by students from South Central Youth Empowered Thru Action, found that many young people in the area exhibit symptoms of clinical depression.
Some causes: violence in school, deep dissatisfaction with their choices of college preparatory classes, racial tension, gang violence, and the feeling like their schools are failing them.
For example, when asked "Do you feel safe in your school?", 36% either disagreed or strongly disagreed, with less than 3 in 10 expressing they feel safe.
Read the article in the LA Times here. Full report hopefully coming soon.
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