What is causing the current mental health crisis in young adults?

Over the past few years, there’s been abundant reporting on the declining state of mental health. A study mentioned in a story in Medscape showed that the steepest decline in mental health was in young adults. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the suicide rate for U.S. children ages 10 to 14 was three times as high in 2021 as it was in 2007. Add to that the host of recent studies worldwide showing that teenagers who frequently use social media have an increased risk of negative mental health outcomes.

However, much of this reporting has focused on the increased mental health issues among young people. What’s often overlooked is that parents are also struggling with these issues, even as they work to help their children. To fully grasp the depth of the mental health problem, you only have to look at the data.

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