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Events that empty our mental health wallet
- The ways people are using social media has more of an impact on their mental health than just the frequency and duration of their use.
- Microaggressions and discrimination.
- Urban life: urbanites are 21% more likely to have anxiety disorders and 39% more likely to have mood disorders.
- Financial worries have been linked to mental health issues among university students, and about half of people in problem debt.
- Lack of sleep, a poor diet and alcohol consumption.
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