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What’s Behind the Decline in Teen Mental Health?

And could a lack of independence really be to blame?

Mar 16, 2023
| By Emily Oster

The past several weeks have seen somewhat widespread discussion of a truly upsetting trend in adolescent and teen mental health. In the most recent CDC data, 40% of high school students indicated that, during the previous year, they had experienced sadness severe enough that it impeded their ability to do their normal activities for at least…

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