State of the Georgia Girl Report

Key Facts: Social Wellbeing

• Nearly half of high school girls in Georgia do not feel close to people at their school. Compared to 39% of boys, 48% of girls. • Teenage girls report struggling to feel connected to an adult. 2 out of 3 middle and high school girls report lacking a caring adult to talk with about their feelings. • 32% of middle and high school girls experienced loneliness in the past 30 days. A rate 10 points higher than boys.

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Whenever a new Girl Scout joins us, we welcome her in the same way they welcomed me: in a great, loving way. - Georgia Girl Scout, Junior (4th - 5th grade), 2024

POWERED BY THE GIRL SCOUT COUNCILS SERVING THE STATE OF GEORGIA 71