![]() death toll of COVID-19 rises, we also know that mental illness untreated can be fatal. ![]() Long-term social distancing and isolation due to COVID-19 is a prime breeding ground for mental health challenges to grow and fester. The mental health epidemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic are now deeply interconnected. Whatever the case, studies show one in five adolescents experience a serious mental health disorder, such as depression, anxiety, or hyperactivity, at some point in their lives.įurther, a 2019 Blue Cross Blue Shield report found that millennials are seeing their physical and mental health decline at a faster rate as they age compared to the preceding Generation X. ![]() Perhaps this is due to our increased understanding about mental health - or, perhaps, this is due in part to overdiagnosis. Statistics exposing the levels of anxiety amongst millennials and generation Z were widespread even before the world experienced the global pandemic. Now, our adolescents and young adults are afflicted with more mental health issues than any generation before. ![]()
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