The State of Student Mental Health and Safety

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died by suicide in 2020
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for 10- to 14-year-olds is suicide
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to seriously consider suicide
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showed mental health symptoms

What the Numbers Reveal

Gaggle data collected during the five-year span between July 2018 and June 2023

 

What Is Gaggle Seeing?

Student safety incidents increase by category July 2018 - June 2023
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130%

Increase in
Overall Incidents

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112%

Increase in
Drugs & Alcohol

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87%

Increase in
Suicide & Self-Harm Incidents

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128%

Increase in
Violence Toward Others

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Why Gaggle?

How Gaggle Works

Prevent
Stop tragedies with real-time content analysis and around-the-clock alerts.
Anticipate
Proactively identify and support struggling students—before it’s too late.
Guide
Create a safer school environment by encouraging good digital citizenship.
Support
Promote student mental health through secure, accessible teletherapy sessions.

LGBTQ Youth Are Struggling

58% chart
of LGBTQ youth
reported experiencing symptoms of depression
45% chart
seriously considered attempting suicide
in the past year
60% chart
of those who wanted mental health care
in the past year were not able to get it
65% chart
have experienced discrimination
based on their sexual orientation
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