February 2025

The most recent survey of teen mental health by the Centers for Disease Control in 2023 revealed that 20.3% of adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. This reflects a 35% increase since 2016. The survey also found that 40% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, 20% seriously considered suicide, and, tragically, 9% attempted suicide.

As I sit down to write this week’s newsletter, we have completed 16 days of the 90-day 2025 Legislative session. Committee hearings have begun in earnest and the initial flurry of legislative bills advancing from Committee are being debated on the floor of the legislature.

In 2022, the Justice Department charged two people for allegedly attempting to obstruct a government investigation into Huawei, a Chinese-owned company.

Waiting to be called for ‘my appointment’s turn’ in an office recently, I picked up a magazine that featured “The Most Admired Women In America.”