Making Caring Common regularly publishes reports that examine barriers to caring and ways in which adults can help children overcome those barriers.

Posts tagged Mental Health

Loneliness in America: Just the Tip of the Iceberg?

There has long been an epidemic of loneliness in America. But loneliness may be just the tip of the iceberg.

A new brief report from Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, found that loneliness may not only be the cause but the result of a wide range of troubling feelings that often interact in complex ways. Respondents who reported loneliness were far more likely to report anxiety, depression, a lack of meaning and purpose and the sense that their place in the world is not important.

All Reports, Mental HealthJamie F FinnOctober 3, 2024Mental Health

On Edge: Understanding and Preventing Young Adults’ Mental Health Challenges

According to our report, young adults in the U.S. reported twice the rates of anxiety and depression as teens. They identified several drivers of these emotional challenges, including a lack of meaning and purpose.

All Reports, Mental Health, ParentingAli CashinOctober 24, 2023Parenting, Mental Health

Caring for the Caregivers: The Critical Link Between Parent and Teen Mental Health

Teens’ mental health challenges have drawn a huge amount of attention, with researchers and pundits pointing to many possible causes or contributing factors, including social media, sleep deprivation, achievement pressure, and political hostility and polarization. But left largely untold is the story of those who are commonly central in teens’ lives—their parents and caregivers.

All Reports, Mental Health, ParentingAli CashinJuly 11, 2023Parenting, Mental Health

Loneliness in America: How the Pandemic Has Deepened an Epidemic of Loneliness and What We Can Do About It

The global pandemic has deepened an epidemic of loneliness in America.

A new report from Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, suggests that 36% of all Americans—including 61% of young adults and 51% of mothers with young children—feel “serious loneliness.” Not surprisingly, loneliness appears to have increased substantially since the outbreak of the global pandemic.

All Reports, Mental HealthAli CashinFebruary 9, 2021State of Caring, Mental Health