Four forces are propelling the rising rates of depression among young people. Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here The United States is experiencing an extreme teenage mental-health crisis. From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” rose from 26 percent to 44 percent, … Read more
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published results from a survey of American teenagers that was conducted between January and June of 2021, and the findings aren’t great. According to the C.D.C.:. More than one in three high school students (37.1 percent) experienced poor mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, … Read more
Give to the Max – November 18, 2021. Please consider a donation to The Resiliency Project Foundation, a non-profit which supports holistic mental health treatment programs for teens and young adults. For many young people, treatment may not be accessible or affordable. The foundation is currently partnering with Creative Kuponya, a Twin Cities based innovative … Read more
