Erika Trapl

PRCHN’s Erika Trapl explains results of Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Case Western Reserve University survey shows growing local middle school student depression

News 5 ClevelandErika Trapl, associate professor of population and quantitative health sciences and associate director of the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, explained results of the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which showed the number of teens dealing with bouts of sadness or hopeless feelings for two weeks or more is now 28.3%—7% higher than in 2010.