The kids aren’t alright, and it’s starting to show. Last week, the New York Post published a front-page story that heralded “The New Great Depression,” tracking the twin rise of social media and juvenile depression.
Since 1991, the University of Michigan has annually polled thousands of students in middle and high school, asking whether they agree with the following three statements: “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life,” and “My life is not useful.”
Lyman Stone, Peter Foreshaw Brookes, The Critic
Maria Baer, Brad Wilcox, Deseret News
Dillon Burroughs, The Christian Post
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