| Rates of depression in 11- to 13-year-olds increased significantly between the early and middle stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and rates of anxiety and suicidal ideation stayed consistently high during the same period, according to a new study conducted in three U.S. states. The study, supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health with co-funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Office of Disease Prevention, and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and published in the Journal of Adolescence, also showed differences among population subgroups, with the greatest concerns about girls and Hispanic/Latinx youth in the early pandemic and among girls and Medicaid-insured youth at mid-pandemic. Research conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic showed rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation among U.S. adolescents ranging from about 4 to 12 percent. Studies conducted during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic showed similar or slightly higher rates. This study extended the findings of previous research by analyzing data collected from a group of early adolescents, aged 11 to 13 years, during two time periods within the pandemic: March to September 2020 (early pandemic) and September 2020 to May 2021 (mid-pandemic). | 
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