Medical Xpress September 5, 2024
For children and adolescents who have anxiety, going to school can feel like a nightmare. Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States for adults. And since the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety that interferes with daily life has risen in young people, making everyday activities like going to school and socializing difficult and more stressful.
In Massachusetts, the upward trend in anxiety-related disorders has led to more students missing school, sometimes labeled chronic absenteeism or school refusal. This leaves parents, families, and caregivers scrambling for solutions, like educational accommodations and mental health counseling—all of which are limited, with long waiting lists to even get in front of a health care provider.
“The mechanisms underlying anxiety—like intolerance of...
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