A young person is pictured in this stock photo. A research brief produced by the Toronto Foundation finds young adults are struggling with mental health and social isolation, even as the COVID-19 pandemic fades.
Young adults in Toronto are struggling more than previous years — and to a greater extent than their older peers — with deteriorating mental health, crippling financial concerns and growing social isolation, according to an organization that tracks the city's quality of life.
40 per cent of 20-somethings were concerned last year about paying their rent or mortgage each month vs. 22 per cent of those 30 and older. This infographic shows the main results of the Toronto Foundation's data analysis, focusing on the particular challenges Toronto residents between the age of 18 and 30 face.
Stachen Lett-Frederick, executive director of Frontlines Toronto, says the number of young people accessing services at her youth charity doubled between 2022 and 2023. She says more young people are coming to her organization hungry, homeless, jobless or depressed, with some even considering suicide."For our young people to be mentally well, they need to be economically well."The brief concludes that while the financial challenges faced by this generation are "immense and complex," the isolation challenges are "just as detrimental" but can be addressed more easily.
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