Deteriorating mental health amongst teenagers. The pandemic within the pandemic.
There are many reasons teens may get depression. Further complications are happening now from the effects of Covid-19 restrictions: isolation, loss of important celebrations and milestones, the impossibility of meeting goals worked towards for many years or the family’s financial situation.
Psychologist and author Megan de Beyer believes that things are no different in South Africa. In this article, she talks through how you can help your teen.