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#623 - Dr Jean Twenge - Why Do Young People Seem So Fragile?

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The Effects of Technology on Teen Mental Health

The CDC found that nearly one in three high school goals considered suicide in 2021, a 60% increase since 2011. More girls also now report feeling so sad and hopeless they couldn't engage in their normal activities for at least two weeks in the last year. So it is happening for boys as well. The increases in state depression and suicide are not as large for teen boys as they are for teen girls but they are absolutely still there.

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