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North Carolina high schoolers say schools feel safer, but experts want more school resource officers

Ellen Essick said there is a lot of good news about mental health in the 2025 North Carolina High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. There are areas that clearly need attention when it comes to the overall well-being of North Carolina's young people.

North Carolina high schoolers say schools feel safer, but experts want more school resource officers

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Ellen Essick said there is a lot of good news about mental health in the 2025 North Carolina High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

There are areas that clearly need attention when it comes to the overall well-being of North Carolina's young people.

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Ellen Essick said there is a lot of good news about mental health in the 2025 North Carolina High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. There are areas that clearly need attention when it comes to the overall well-being of North Carolina's young people.

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