Usually, schools seem to push for academics over anything else, which pushes prioritisation away from mental health. It appears that either not enough priority is being put on depression, or not enough research into depression and other mental health-related issues is being funded.Ī high school student I interviewed, who has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, commented that he believes the Ministry of Health lacks funding, meaning that there is a lack of education on these topics in school. The real question is why are the rates of depression increasing in such a well-developed country? * Tough conversations to come over athlete welfare after Olivia Podmore's death: Eric MurrayĪccording to an Otago University study, teenage depression has more than doubled since the 1980s, and one of the leading researchers states that "the rise in the prevalence of depression has major consequences for the current generation of young people," and that their studies also show that "it could also affect the mental health of their children and subsequent generations".Īlthough this study shows the statistics behind teenage depression, I wanted to investigate the general public's opinions. * Fears lives are being put at risk due to mental health wait times * Weekend cyber bullying that creates Monday classroom woes
The list could go on and on, and I would get nowhere with my research just listing endless reasons.įiguring out the reasons why many teenagers are depressed will also contribute to figuring out why it is increasing, much more rapidly than the general public may believe. Many people will have different answers, including social media, technology, societal demands, relationships, parental pressure, schooling.
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