If you think the pandemic hasn’t taken a toll on the mental health of young people, ponder these two facts from a new review: one in four are suffering from depression, while one in five are struggling with anxiety.
“Being socially isolated, kept away from their friends, their school routines and extracurricular activities during the pandemic has proven to be difficult on youth,” said lead researcher Sheri Madigan. She is an assistant professor in the department of psychology at the University of Calgary, in Canada.
“An important consideration for keeping schools open should be the mental health and well-being of youth,” Madigan said.
Children tend to thrive when their environment is predictable, and in-person learning allows for more consistent routines and structure, so keeping schools open may protect children from mental health problems, she said.
“As the pandemic continues, along with public health safety measures such as school closures and social distancing, clinically significant anxiety and depression symptoms are likely to continue and to increase for youth as well,” Madigan added.
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Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Actually it is the lockdowns that is causing the rising Depression and Anxiety Rates as per the article
It’s not the “pandemic” that destroys the population’s mental health, it’s the socialist-fascist freedom-suppression methods used to supposedly fight (the oh so dangerous that less people die from it than common flu) pandemic.
The plandemic is mainstream media fake news. Some are confused with real news and fake news, causing them anxiety.
It’s only a matter of time before the grosser medical “experts” command certain people to lock up their Shuls and demand everyone daven at home for Yomim Noraim.