I spent 6 months reading poems by young people and found hope
<p>If you’ve read <a class="Link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/24/young-people-work-distracted-mobile-phones?" target="_blank" >any commentary</a> about <a class="Link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind-the-generation-gap/202502/are-all-gen-zers-really-entitled-lazy-and-phone-addicted?" target="_blank" >younger people</a>, none of the following statistics will surprise you.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db527.htm?" target="_blank" >Approximately 19% of Americans</a> who are 12 to 19 years old are depressed — higher than any adult age group. Only about 58.5% of teens who are 12 to 17, meanwhile, <a class="Link" href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/04-05/teen-social-emotional-support?" target="_blank" >say they consistently receive</a> the emotional and social support they need.
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<p>If you’ve read <a class="Link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/24/young-people-work-distracted-mobile-phones?" target="_blank" >any commentary</a> about <a class="Link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind-the-generation-gap/202502/are-all-gen-zers-really-entitled-lazy-and-phone-addicted?" target="_blank" >younger people</a>, none of the following statistics will surprise you.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db527.htm?" target="_blank" >Approximately 19% of Americans</a> who are 12 to 19 years old are depressed — higher than any adult age group. Only about 58.5% of teens who are 12 to 17, meanwhile, <a class="Link" href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/04-05/teen-social-emotional-support?" target="_blank" >say they consistently receive</a> the emotional and social support they need. They often have <a class="Link" href="https://iop.harvard.edu/press-releases/harvard-youth-poll-finds-generation-under-pressure-and-losing-faith-system" target="_blank" >little faith in institutions</a> – be it the government or schools, or one another. And the average American child age 8 to 18 <a class="Link" href="https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx" target="_blank" >spends 7.5 hours a day</a> watching or using screens.
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- <p>If you’ve read <a class="Link" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/24/young-people-work-distracted-mobile-phones?" target="_blank" >any commentary</a> about <a class="Link" href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/mind-the-generation-gap/202502/are-all-gen-zers-really-entitled-lazy-and-phone-addicted?" target="_blank" >younger people</a>, none of the following statistics will surprise you.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db527.htm?" target="_blank" >Approximately 19% of Americans</a> who are 12 to 19 years old are depressed — higher than any adult age group. Only about 58.5% of teens who are 12 to 17, meanwhile, <a class="Link" href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/04-05/teen-social-emotional-support?" target="_blank" >say they consistently receive</a> the emotional and social support they need.
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I spent 6 months reading poems by young people and found hope
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