> One out of every eight WISE Teens participants appeared clinically depressed after completing the program, compared with one out of every 13 participants who

> One out of every eight WISE Teens participants appeared clinically depressed after completing the program, compared with one out of every 13 participants who did the regular health classes. First, by focusing teenagers’ attention on mental health issues, these interventions may have unwittingly exacerbated their problems... A second possible explanation for why these programs backfired is that they were provided in the wrong place and to the wrong people... A third possible explanation is that these interventions offered enough information to highlight a problem, but not enough to fix it. The first point makes a lot of sense. There is so much talk about social/mental issues, and teenagers/kids are susceptible to the power of suggestion. It seems plausible that at least some kids end up having these issues (or thinking they have them) because of the focus on them in school and on social media. As the author points out, it's good to have people feel like they can talk about issues like these, but perhaps not great to be broadcasting them at a suggestible audience.