When Jean Twenge preformed a study he found that an average adult was 52% more likely to have mental health problems than in 2018. Out of these people ages 18-44 were affected the most, according to Twenge. This is likely because older people have financial support and retirement funds, meaning they are still getting money while all the businesses are shut down. Younger people however don’t. Many lost their jobs causing depression, and loss of hope. Another factor is that many younger people already had depression or other mental illnesses as depression surged from 2012 to 2017. Another group of people are parents, as many daycares and schools shut down. This causes parents to have to care for their kids at home, which can interrupt work and will likely cause stress. There are some potential solutions, though most are enviable. One could try to reopen the economy, but this will likely be worse than just keeping it shut down. This is because with the economy reopened, the virus will spread, and this will cause more stress and pain. (I couldn’t write a conclusion because this is a general summary of my ideas because the old one got deleted.)
