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Mindfulness for Mental Illness Among Teens

Anxiety is the leading mental illness in adolescents, with depression following as the second. Survey trends in the U.S. show a rapid increase in these diagnosis in the past 10 to 20 years. 

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Mindfulness has taken a leap in popularity in the last several decades, being integrated into health practices and gaining research based on scientific investigations. Research suggests mindfulness is a preferable resource for coping with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

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The Current Condition

 

Find out what teens are facing every day, and what research says about best-suited treatments for depression and anxiety.

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What Is Being Done

 

Learn about what leaps have been made in the development of mindfulness and what people are doing to best utilize it.

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My Solution

 

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See what I have done to help with this issue, and why it's important.

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My Research

Read about my findings 0n teenage depression and anxiety, how teens today are receiving treatment, and what has been done to help those who need it. 

  • Anxiety affects 18.1% of the U.S. population annually (“Facts & Statistics”)

  • Depression accounts for 10% of all medical disability in the U.S. (NIMH)

  • 1 in 3 teens ages 13-18 in the U.S. will develop an anxiety disorder. The National Institutes of Health have said these numbers have increased by 20% between 2007 and 2012 (McCarthy).

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