The mental health crisis is far more severe in girls than boys, with girls showing dramatic increases in self-harm behaviors (particularly cutting) and dropping well-being beginning in 2010-2012 and continuing through the 2010s, while boys show similar trends but much less severe in absolute terms
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Jonathan HaidtEvidence Quote
“it's mostly the girls the boys are up in relative terms but the absolute increase for girls is gigantic”
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UBC Phil Lind Initiative 2023 Presents: Jonathan Haidt— UBC School of Public Policy and Global AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:15:40 AM
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