No generation struggles with mental health more than Generation Z, those born between 1997 and 2012.
Only 41% of Gen Z respondents said they’re “thriving” in a Gallup and Walton Family Foundation poll released earlier this year and reported by CNN, but 60% of millennials surveyed said they were thriving when asked at the same age.
When questioned about their mental health and well-being, only 20 in every 100 Gen Zers say it is excellent.
Clinical psychologist Chloe Carmichael says Gen Zers’ mental health issues likely stem from multiple factors, such as “false social standards that social media creates [and] the stifling of free speech.”
About the latter, Carmichael says that “as a clinical psychologist, I believe freedom of expression and being able to verbalize your thoughts is really good for your mental health.”
The psychologist also…
