Anyone who lived through lockdowns with schoolchildren knows how hard the cooped-up living and Zoomed-classes were across the board. But there’s growing evidence that lockdowns had particular impacts on teens and young adults.
The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey Report published by the University of Melbourne suggests that while young people were among the most resilient during the pandemic’s worst months, the sharpest COVID mental health declines were experienced by those in age groups 15-24 and 25-34 years.
