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December 30, 2020 7:08 PM Katerina Chryssafis
SPOKANE, Wash. Taking care of our mental health is more important than ever, but sometimes we neglect it in this pandemic.
According to the CDC, signs and symptoms of anxiety have tripled compared to previous years. Signs of depression have quadrupled. There’s one age group, in particular, that’s getting hit the hardest.
“Particularly younger people in their teens up to their early 20s,” said Francisco Velázquez, Interim Health Officer for Spokane Regional Health District.
It’s a trend Clinical Psychologist with Charmed Counseling Lindsey McIntyre has seen firsthand.
“There’s certainly an increase in kind of like that 13, 14, 15 range,” said McIntyre.