A mural in downtown Denver in 2017, sponsored by the California-based health system Kaiser Permanente. Seven in 10 American teenagers said that mental health was a big issue among people their age.
A mural in downtown Denver in 2017, sponsored by the California-based health system Kaiser Permanente. Seven in 10 American teenagers said that mental health was a big issue among people their age.Credit...RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post, via Getty Images

By Karen Zraick
Feb. 20, 2019
Most American teenagers — across demographic groups — see depression and anxiety as major problems among their peers, a new survey by the Pew Research Center found.

The survey found that 70 percent of teenagers saw mental health as a big issue. Fewer teenagers cited bullying, drug addiction or gangs as major problems; those from low-income households were more likely to do so.