A youth mental health crisis was already brewing. The pandemic made it worse, surgeon general says.
With the pandemic upending lives, the young are grappling with a mental health crisis. Compared with previous years, suicide attempts, depression and anxiety have risen dramatically.
Hasnain says:
“With no timetable on the horizon for the end of a pandemic that has upended lives and killed over 788,000 in the United States, the surgeon general’s advisory calls for rapid action, encouraging more resources and urging a greater acknowledgment of mental health as a vital component in overall well-being.
For Prinstein, the “moment to demand change,” as Murthy’s report implores, necessitates the focus to shift from acknowledging mental health problems at their onset to preventing them in the first place.”
Posted on 2021-12-08T17:33:03+0000