Many young people experience high levels of stress.
One manifestation of teen stress is depression, now considered a widespread problem among American adolescents. This fact sheet offers suggestions for communicating with and supporting distressed young people. A study of 2,000 Minnesota teenagers found that when they experience stress, most try to handle it alone or talk to other young people about it. Relatively few turn to adults. One reason is that adults tend to discount or underestimate young people's pressures and problems.