Pandemic takes toll on mental health of young adults, poll finds

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Besides starting their adult lives during the pandemic, they are also dealing with a recession as they navigate life transitions.

Author: CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press
Published: 7:52 AM CDT September 11, 2020
Updated: 7:52 AM CDT September 11, 2020

PHOENIX — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety.

A majority of Americans ages 18 through 34 — 56% — say they have at least sometimes felt isolated in the past month, compared with about 4 in 10 older Americans, according to the latest COVID Response Tracking Study conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. Twenty-five percent of young adults rate their mental health as fair or poor, compared with 13% of older adults, while 56% of older adults say their mental health is excellent or very good, compared with just 39% of young adults.

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