2020 Statistics

• According to a recent survey from UNICEF and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), COVID-19 and related lockdowns have affected the mental health of around 40% of teenagers.
•  70% of teenagers say they have developed negative feelings toward the future because of COVID-19.
•  79% experience increased worry about infectious people around them.
•  44% of teenagers say they lack knowledge about the virus.
•  38% of teenagers say they believe the worst is yet to come in terms of the pandemic's prevalence and its impact on the economy.

2016-2020 Trends

• Heidi News reports that even without a global pandemic crisis, 20% of teenagers will suffer mental health problems.
• COVID-19's impact is expected to further aggravate mental health problems among adolescents.
• A survey by Healthy Minds Network in July 2020 showed that 60% of students and teenagers found it more difficult to receive mental health care in the past months.
• Depression among surveyed college students increased from 35.7% in 2019 to 40.9% in 2020, partly because of the pandemic.
• Risk of suicide among students increased from 25% in 2019 to 27.2% in 2020.