#9 Teen in Physical Fight
What?
Key issues visualized by region
9th-12th graders who report that they were in a physical fight during the past 12 months.
Teen in physical fight can be a risk factor. A higher percentage is less desirable.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2021. [Data set]
So What?
Explanation of the issue
Violence can have serious and lasting effects on children’s physical, mental, and social health. It can make it harder for them to make good choices, learn, connect with other children and adults, and deal with stress. This can lead to more violence in the future, smoking, substance use, being overweight, high-risk sexual behavior, depression, having trouble in school, dropping out of school, and suicide. Communities of color are hit hardest by youth violence.
Violence increases health care costs, impacts school attendance, and decreases access to community support services. If widespread, it also decreases property values in the neighborhoods in which it occurs.
Dealing with the short- and long-term effects of youth violence strains community resources and limits the resources that states and communities can use to address other needs.
Types of Health Outcomes & Behaviors Associated with This Condition
The four Health Outcomes and Behaviors domains are (1) Smoking, Drugs, and Alcohol, (2) Safety, (3) Physical and Mental Health, and (4) Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes. Click to see a list of the conditions associated with each domain.
Now What?
Strategies in which either policy, investments, or interventions can impact the issue
These were chosen with an emphasis on the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. This focus was selected to streamline and narrow the range of strategies. When you click on the links, you’ll be redirected to a third-party site.
