To Improve Adolescent Mental Health, We May Need to Address Adverse World Events

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Columbia University School of Social Work
• January 1st, 2019
• adolescent mental health trends, depression rates, Gen Z mental health, mental health services, prevention strategies, social determinants, suicide rates, youth stress factors
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It appears that the prevalence of mental disorders among adolescents has been increasing. The National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) shows an increase in major depressive episodes.1 A study about children and adolescence who are eligible for SSI by virtue of mental disabilities found an...