December 07, 2021 - 7:48am | By Kyle Cornell
(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Surgeon General is out with a rare public health advisory today concerning mental health challenges among younger Americans.
The warning from Dr. Vivek Murthy also serves as an urgent call to action to tackle what he sees as an emerging crisis that's only being made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. He cites research showing symptoms of anxiety and depression among youths have doubled since the coronavirus first hit. Attempted suicides have also risen.
Murthy says in his advisory, "It would be a tragedy if we beat back one public health crisis only to allow another to grow in its place."
