Adult Support when Depressed
Adult Support when Depressed
In the agency's efforts to improve and support the resilience of children, youth, and families in Washington, DCYF has set a goal that children and youth are supported by healthy relationships with adults. One way to measure this is by tracking the percentage of youth who report having support from adults when they are feeling sad or depressed.
In 2018, among 10th graders, 50 percent felt they had access to adult support if they were feeling depressed. In comparison, 31 percent of 10th graders who do not live with their parents reported having access to an adult for support when depressed.
10th graders with adult support when depressed, by living situation, 2018
This metric cannot be updated at this time because it is based on data from the Healthy Youth Survey (HYS). The HYS was scheduled for October 2020 but was postponed until the fall of 2021, due to COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures. This metric will be updated when those data become available. For more information about the HYS, please see AskHYS.net.