Parents of teens with mental health issues need their own support, too
When teens are struggling, experts stress, it's vital that parents get help for themselves, too.
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When teens are struggling, experts stress, it's vital that parents get help for themselves, too.
When teens are struggling, experts stress, it's vital that parents get help for themselves, too.
Depressed parents are about 5 times more likely to have teens who are depressed, and anxious parents are about 3 times more likely to have teens who are anxious. But this could actually bring us closer.
Much has been said about the pandemic-era crisis in teen mental health. A new study suggests parents may be just as bad off. Results from a national survey by Harvard researchers, released Tuesday, found nearly equal levels of anxiety and depression among teenagers and parents. Eighteen percent of teens reported anxiety, along with 20 percent…