They reflect research that shows 64% of young Europeans are at risk of depression, up from 15% before the Covid crisis. Covid may even be politicising Generation Z in unforeseen ways, just as seismic global events have historically shaped the generations who came of age at their height. That simply isn’t fair.”Mascherini said: “This is a very bleak mix of mental health, economic and social impacts. My mental health deteriorated so badly this year I had to start antidepressants,” a student in Wales said. But the shared sense that young people mattered less than any other group in society could be fostering a new solidarity within Generation Z, Hurrelmann said.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2021 14:37 UTC