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The Global Loss of the U-Shaped Curve of Happiness
Over the last year, Zach has written a series of articles examining the international scope of the youth mental health crisis. In his five-part series, he has shown that measures of anxiety, depression, and other measures of poor mental health among youth have worsened in the five Anglo nations, the five Nordic nations, and many other nations throughout Western and Eastern Europe. Zach has also shown that suicide rates are up for Gen Z girls across the Anglosphere, with higher rates than any generation of girls that came before them.1 He also found the same trends for emergency department visits and hospitalizations for non-fatal self-harm. In addition, Zach has documented variations in suicide and self-harm across Europe, showing that social, cultural, and religious factors have a mitigating effect on such behaviors.
But even as the evidence of a multinational youth mental health crisis increases, there are a few researchers who continue to argue that the youth mental health crisis is not real or (for some skeptics) it is grossly exaggerated in the USA and is limited to the USA. Some claim, for example, that perhaps "More check-ups, more screenings, and more protections for behavioral health conditions lead to lots of kids screening positive for depression and getting diagnosed—helping to explain the rise in self-reported depression since 2011."2 Or those who show the “graphs that Haidt doesn’t want you to see.”3 Or those who claim that “...Indeed, most of this stuff is just the U.S. I suppose there may be a few other places here and there, but there's no international trend, sorry.”4
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Editor's Note: The hump shape in ill-being and the u-shape in well-being - the so-called midlife crisis - is a thing of the past, the very recent past. Ill-being now declines with age, and well-being improves with age (for those 18 and older). This change appears to have taken place around 2014-17; it especially impacted young women, and it appears to be global. We have found evidence that mental health improves with age across 82 countries from both the developing and the developed world. That includes countries as different as the US, China, India, Bangladesh, Sweden, Bolivia, Japan, Qatar, Uzbekistan and Tanzania. The long-studied midlife crisis has now been replaced with a mental health crisis of the young... globally.
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WorkU.S. Presidents Pay Tribute to Jimmy Carter Former President Bill Clinton, who had a complicated relationship with Mr. Carter but seemed to cement his friendship with him when he awarded Mr. and Mrs. Carter the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999, said in a statement that Mr. Carter was a leader “guided by faith” who “worked tirelessly for a better, fairer world.” WorkCarter the Critic Didn't Spare His Successors “He was in fights with everyone, Democrats, Republicans,” said Julian E. Zelizer, the author of “Jimmy Carter” and a historian at Princeton University, who called Mr. Carter “a maverick through and through.”
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WorkCovering Carter: Seeing Hope Restored in Africa I watched that day as a health worker operated on Mrs. Alehegn’s eyes, restoring her hope that she could weave more cloth, earn more money and free her daughter — still only a 5th grader halfway through her teens — to go to school full time and pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. WorkWorkWorkAfter the Presidency, Shaking Hands and Teaching Sunday School But in the four decades after he left the White House, Mr. Carter became known for how strikingly accessible he was. He greeted fellow passengers on commercial airline flights, and hammered away with other volunteers building homes for Habitat for Humanity. WorkAmong Presidents, Jimmy Carter Was the Odd Man Out To many of his successors, he was a thorn in their side, always doing his own thing even if it conflicted with official foreign policy. What he considered principled, they considered sanctimonious. 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WorkJimmy Carter quotes: 'I could have wiped Iran off the map' "I found that I was absolutely and completely at ease with death. It didn't really matter to me whether I died or lived. ... I have since that time been absolutely confident that my Christian faith includes complete confidence in life after death." â Speaking at Maranatha Baptist Church, Nov. 3, 2019. WorkAnger and Agony in South Korea After Jeju Air Passenger Jet Crashes, Killing 179 As speculation swirled about the cause of the crash, hundreds of family members of passengers endured the painful wait for news of their loved ones returning home from a trip abroad. Wails and screams filled the Muan airport on Sunday afternoon. A young woman comforted an older woman weeping about her son. Two crying women embraced each other. WorkWhat to Know About South Korea's Worst Plane Crash in Decades The plane was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members. As of Sunday evening, the official death toll had risen to 179, according to the National Fire Agency. Only two people — crew members who were rescued from the aircraft’s tail section — survived. WorkAzerbaijan Blames Russia for Plane Crash and Rebukes Kremlin “We can clearly say today that the plane was shot down by Russia,” Mr. Aliyev said in the interview, according to a summary published in English by Azerbaijan’s state news agency. “First, the Russian side must apologize to Azerbaijan. Second, it must acknowledge its guilt. Third, those responsible must be punished.” WorkWorkGeorgia Inaugurates Mikheil Kavelashvili as President Amid Anti-Western Drift Mr. Kavelashvili’s inauguration took place amid a political crisis in Georgia triggered by the parliamentary election, which the opposition and some European officials regard as fraudulent. 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The cast also includes Colman Domingo as Norman Osborn, who we see in the trailer stepping in as Spider-Man’s mentor, along with Zeno Robinson (Harry Osborn), Grace Song (Nico Minoru) and Charlie Cox (Daredevil). Hugh Dancy voices Otto Octavius aka Doctor Octopus. The animated series was first teased at Disney+ Day three years ago under a different name, Spider-Man: Freshman Year. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWork TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is 3110 Thomas Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, USA |
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