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The Week | Young adults are in a mental health crisis. Why is little being done?

America has put a particular emphasis since the pandemic on addressing an ongoing mental health and loneliness crisis, particularly among teens. While it was warranted to worry about teens, another group's struggles with depression and anxiety are essentially going unnoticed. Many young adults in the United States find the transition into adulthood daunting, as they anxiously search for a sense of purpose. And many of them are doing the transition alone. Director Rick Weissbourd shares what our research has found with The Week for this article.