A new report states that the mental health of teenagers is on the decline. The research came from an examination of British 15-year-olds.

The report shows that emotional problems in teenagers are on the rise. Over the last 30 years, the rates of anxiety and depression have increased by 70 percent! While behavioral problems are more likely found in boys, emotional problems are more likely to be found in girls—with a rate of almost one in five girls having these types of problems.

Sharon Witherspoon, Deputy Director of the foundation that funded this research states, “This is not a trend which is being driven by a small number of kids who are getting worse. It is a more widespread malaise.”

On a related note, The Daily Telegraph reports that “more than 10 children a day were expelled from schools in England for assaulting staff or fellow pupils during last year’s summer term.” They even go on to say that it may be worse than the figure just quoted.

In a world cut off from God, mankind (including teenagers) only addresses effects—not CAUSES. They do not understand why they are having problems. The conduct and condition of teenagers is worsening as society descends into deeper immorality and lawlessness.

As a reader of AMBASSADOR YOUTH, you will stand out as different, but you will also have to resist the attitudes and conditions of teenagers around you. And, in fact, you are different—you are an ambassador for a different way of living, which produces very different results. There will be a time when all teenagers will be given a chance to live the way of life you are now taught through the pages of this magazine. When that time comes, happiness and a sound state of mind will be among the many positive results.

Source: ic Wales, The Daily Telegraph