Children’s mental health is the biggest concern among their parents post-pandemic, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
The study was conducted between Sept. 20 and Oct. 2, 2022, among a nationally representative sample of 3,757 U.S. parents with children younger than 18, using the Center’s American Trends Panel.
It found that 4 in 10 U.S. parents are extremely or very worried about their children struggling with anxiety and depression at some point, followed by 35 percent who are similarly concerned about their children being bullied.
“These items trump parents’ concerns about certain physical threats to their children, the dangers of drugs and alcohol, teen pregnancy, and getting in trouble with the police,” the study noted….