Fortune April 29, 2022
First came the lockdowns that stalled everyday life and sent millions of American children home from school and daycare. Then the images of medical tents in Central Park as hospitals overflowed with COVID-19 patients. And then the seemingly endless caseload spikes as Delta and Omicron variants worked their way through the U.S.
Throw in protests against racism and police brutality, a contentious presidential election, devastating natural disasters across the U.S., rising inflation, and now a war in Eastern Europe, and it’s no wonder more Americans are struggling with mental health issues now.
More than one in four Americans, or about 27%, reported feeling symptoms of an anxiety disorder or depression within the last two weeks, according to...