Older generations have the nostalgic habit of attributing the shortfalls of the latest generation to the degradation of old values. Today scientific analysis, via surveys and studies, are the latest justification for this old American habit. Even more troubling, the number of 13- to 18-year-olds who committed suicide jumped 31 percent.”Twenge says that they found that increases in depression and suicide occurred among teens across every background. It didn’t matter if the teens with in wealthy or poor families or what their ethnicity is. “All told, our analysis found that the generation of teens … born after 1995 is much more likely to experience mental health issues than their millennial predecessors….

Source: Forbes November 21, 2017 14:03 UTC