Adults often minimize the mental health of teenagers as “They’re young, they’ll get over it.” Yet, not every youth (or adult) can cope with life’s inevitable difficulties to the same degree. Even pre-COVID, the young, age 10-24 years old, were committing suicide at greater rates in nearly every state in the US.
Since teenagers’ mental health is a complicated issue, this post is an entry point for an upcoming series.
Map from Bloomberg News, September 10, 2020
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