Month: December 2021

Supporting Girl Scouts Means Supporting Their Mental Health

By Shannon Evers / December 21, 2021

At Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma, we know the importance of mental health — especially for our girls. From 2011 to 2017, major depression among teen girls increased from 12% to 20%, according to theconversation.com. The rate of 10 to 14-year old girls admitted to emergency rooms after deliberate self-harm is on the rise as well, according to jamanetwork.com.

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