Government-mandated COVID lockdowns sparked severe health crisis among teens as teachers' unions pushed policy
Teenagers saw an increase in mental health issues stretching from persistent feelings of loneliness to suicidal thoughts last year amid school shutdowns and infectious-disease. “These data echo a cry for help,” CDC acting Principal Deputy Director Debra Houry, said in a press release of the CDC’s findings. “The COVID-19 pandemic has created traumatic stressors that…