We can take some steps right now, very simple steps, to avoid making an already bad

crisis worse and what am I talking about well it's hard to turn on any news

report nowadays or listen to any podcast without the

subject matter sounding like this. Take a listen.

All right.

First of its kind to me report by the peer review journal The Lancet says mental health issues were magnified by the pandemic.

Data shows rates of depression and anxiety and young people rose by more than 50% in studies from 2010 to 2019.

Nearly one out of every three American adults reported having symptoms of anxiety or depression this summer.

An additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder and 76 million cases of anxiety

disorders were caused by COVID.

We have seen increased reports of distress, increased reports of stress, increased reports of stress, increased reports of

individuals feeling overwhelmed. A new a study by the American Academy of

Pediatrics finds a 64% increase in antidepressants being prescribed to young people since just 2020.

And it's even higher for girls between the ages of 12 and 17, which saw a 130% increase since March of 2020.

Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are reporting spikes in the most commonly prescribing

antidepressant drugs from 10% in Australia to as high as 34% in the US.

While the rise in numbers is alarming antidepressants,

they can actually be life saving.

They say to keep an eye on your child's behavior

and mood changes.

Yeah, I mean, it's one of those I told you so,

as we saw that happening with the COVID pandemic.

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