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Young adults feel less comfortable talking about mental health issues

More than half say they have withheld information about their mental health from friends or health care providers

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DeAngelis, T. (2025, October 1). By the Numbers: Young adults feel less comfortable talking about mental health issues. Monitor on Psychology, 56(7). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/10/young-adults-talking-about-mental-health

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23%

Percentage of younger adults who said they are not comfortable talking with others about their mental health, compared with 14% of those ages 34 and older.

52%

Percentage of young adults who say they have withheld information about their mental health from friends or a health care provider, compared with 42% of adults ages 35 to 54 and 25% of those ages 55 and older.

52%

Percentage of young adults who say they’d be comfortable discussing mental health with an AI chatbot, compared with 26% of older adults. Meanwhile, 30% of young adults would rather talk about mental health anonymously than with someone they know.

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