Research Letter

Mental Health and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among US Adolescents

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.6419

March 02, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cross-sectional study uses data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys to explore the association between mental health and sexual risk behaviors among US adolescents.

Corresponding Author: Felicia Scott-Wellington, MD, University of Illinois Chicago, 840 S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612-7315 (fscott3@uic.edu).

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