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Mental health: How COVID-19 affected students in the US

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Many US high school students struggled with poor mental health during the pandemic. Image: Unsplash/Elisa Ventur

Katherine Schaeffer
Writer, Pew Research Center
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Almost double the percentage of girls said their mental health was not good during the pandemic. Image: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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