> From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” rose from 26 percent to 44 pe

> From 2009 to 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they feel “persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” rose from 26 percent to 44 percent, according to a new CDC study. It's literally in the first paragraph of the OP. It is a fact that anxiety and depression are increasing, not decreasing, as adults become more overprotective about things like letting kids play football.