Clinical

The World Happiness Report suggests young people have become Canada’s unhappiest age group, a complete reversal of long-standing trends. Reasons for their woes may be disparate, but a growing field of research posits that the world is once again in a polycrisis—a group of interconnected ongoing crises that all affect one another.

Experts say that although people in their 20s are adults, expecting them to immediately transfer to adult mental health services can be a challenge and programs aimed at helping the transition play a critical role helping them build a stable adult life.