Columbia University researchers, Alethea Desroiers and Lisa Miller suggest that “spirituality experienced in a personal way through a relationship with God may be uniquely protective against depression”. These researchers believe that the growing epidemic of depression among girls and young women may be due in part to “broad lack of support or validation of relational spirituality during individuation.”

This is a researchers way of saying girls in our culture are no longer encouraged to pray, or seek spirituality.
Don’t deny spirituality , its a part of life just like sports is to the body, and school is to mind. If left behind spirituality is left untouched, a young girl can be left with an empty hole in their self awareness, and soon fill the void with other things like promiscuity, drugs, alcohol, and unhealthy relationships. Soon to be hugged by depression.