Is young people's mental health really worse today than it was decades ago?

Authors

  • Carissa Wong Author

Keywords:

mental health, smartphones, social media, climate change

Abstract

Young people's mental health has entered a dangerous phase and now might be our last chance to act, scientists have written in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry. They argue that accumulating evidence indicates a steady decline in the mental health of people aged 12 to 25 over the past two decades.

 

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Published

2026-07-11