COVID-19 & Adolescent Anxiety

During the pandemic, an alarming number of young people feel hopeless and sad, according to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. He called the persistent rise in depression and suicide among the youth a public health crisis. This week, I talked to Rachna Krishnan. She’s CEO and Executive Director of the Women’s Center — a non-profit that provides counseling to thousands of men, women and children in the DC area. Krishnan tells me how this crisis is playing out in our region.

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