Teen girls ‘engulfed’ in violence and trauma, CDC finds

Students gather for a vigil in Chandler, Ariz., in September to remember teens who have died by suicide. (Caitlin O’Hara for The Washington Post)

Teen girls across the United States are “engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma,” according to federal researchers who released data Monday showing increases in rape and sexual violence, as well as record levels of feeling sad or hopeless.

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