Anxiety among teens continues to rise.

Anxiety among teens continues to rise. A recent study from the National Survey of Children’s health found that anxiety diagnoses among 6-17-year-olds rose 20% from 2007 to 2012. Some of the rise may be attributed to increasing awareness of mental health, but there’s more to it than that. One expert explains that teens are “growing up in an environment of volatility” and “that anticipates catastrophe.” It’s no wonder Gen Z is so involved in causes and activism—it all hits home for them. (WP)