- 9.25 hours of sleep per night are recommended for adolescents, but most only receive 7-8 hours a night.

- Only 15% of teens reported getting 8.5 hours of sleep on school
nights.

- 15 million children are affected by a lack of sleep according to a
report.

- Depression, mood swings, and poor grades have been linked to sleep
deprivation.

- Studies show that the sleep hormone, melatonin, is released late at night. This makes it difficult for teens to go to sleep before 11 p.m. Melatonin is also why
it is so difficult for teens to be active and awake 8 a.m

- People who are 25 and under are involved in more than one-half
of the nation’s accidents that occur from falling
asleep at the wheel.

- Not having enough sleep over a long period of time can disrupt a teenager’s hormone levels. This in turn can alter one’s metabolism, and research suggests that this can ultimately lead to obesity.

-Information from the National Sleep Foundation and The New York Times science section.