COVID-19 is taking a toll on Gen-Z’s mental health

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Young adults may be less susceptible to the physical dangers of COVID, but when it comes to the societal repercussions, Gen-Z and millennials are suffering.

Sixty-five percent of young adults between the ages 18 and 34 are concerned about the mental health of those around them, and 43% are increasingly concerned about their own mental health, according to a recent survey by Aetna, a CVS Health company. The demographics most at risk for illness — those 65 years old and over — showed the lowest rate of concern for their own mental health and that of those around them.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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