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Mental Health Problems Rise Significantly Among Young Americans

Saturday, March 16, 2019
The Washington Post

Over the past decade or so, rates of depression, psychological distress and suicidal thoughts and actions have risen significantly among people 26 and younger, with some of the highest increases among women and those at higher income levels, according to a study of a broad swath of young Americans.

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