Yes. Rates of #mentalhealth problems have continually increased among young people over the past 15 years, regardless of how you measure it: In 2021, 42% of U.S. #highschool students reported “persistent feelings of #sadness or #hopelessness,” up from 28% in 2011. The increase was especially dramatic among #girls. https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/mental-health-and-social-media-among #socialmedia #teens #violence #socialpressures #politics #opiods #ClimateCrisis #racialinequity

"But this year, my #goal is to try and find my own #traditions and #holidays taking away the #socialpressures and instead just enjoying the passing of the year."
New #BlogPost: Finding traditions and holidays - bloomingmindfulness.co.uk/finding-tradit… #ChronicPain #MECFS