LOST GENERATION? As technology dumbs them down and becomes a false god, ALARMING studies reveal atheism has DOUBLED amongst Gen Z -- while 42 PERCENT have been diagnosed with a MENTAL ILLNESS and 57 PERCENT of those are taking PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION for it

         

Atheism Doubles Among Generation Z

BARNA RESEARCH 

It may come as no surprise that the influence of Christianity in the United States is waning. Rates of church attendance, religious affiliation, belief in God, prayer and Bible-reading have been dropping for decades. Americans’ beliefs are becoming more post-Christian and, concurrently, religious identity is changing. Enter Generation Z: Born between 1999 and 2015, they are the first truly “post-Christian” generation.

More than any other generation before them, Gen Z does not assert a religious identity. They might be drawn to things spiritual, but with a vastly different starting point from previous generations, many of whom received a basic education on the Bible and Christianity. And it shows: The percentage of Gen Z that identifies as atheist is double that of the U.S. adult population... [READ FULL ARTICLE] 

42% of Gen Z have diagnosed mental health condition, majority worried about future: study

Leonardo Blair | CHRISTIAN POST

Nearly 70% of Generation Z, people born between 1997 and 2012, say their mental health was adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with 42% of adult members of the cohort reporting that they have been diagnosed with a mental health condition and many of them say they are worried about the future, a new study from data management firm Harmony Healthcare IT shows.

The study, which is based on a survey of 1,055 Gen Z members from the age of 18 to 24 in September, included 47% men, 45% women, 6% who identify as nonbinary, and 2% trans-identified individuals.

According to the report, some 57% of Gen Z adults struggling with their mental health reported taking medication to alleviate their condition and paying an average of $44 monthly.

The most frequently cited conditions were anxiety and depression which were reported by 90% and 78% of respondents, respectively...

State of Gen Z Mental Health 2022 - https://t.co/at4f5XjDRM https://t.co/cvcEBnhRub pic.twitter.com/WyK6PJyPQD

— Irfan Ahmad (@irfanahmad1989) November 8, 2022

In 2020, as COVID-19 dawned on the globe and prescriptions for depression, anxiety and insomnia spiked, Dr. Roger McIntyre, who is currently a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto and head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at the University Health Network in Toronto, warned in an earlier interview with The Christian Post that the mental health pandemic could explode in the U.S. if steps aren’t taken to prevent it.

According to Express Scripts, America’s largest pharmacy benefit management organization, nearly one in five U.S. adults experienced a mental health condition in 2018, and the rate of psychological disorders has risen dramatically among younger people in the past decade. From 2008-2018, the overall prevalence of mental illness increased 8%, from 177 to 191 per 1,000, and potentially disabling mental illness by 24%, from 37 to 46 per 1,000.

Mental health conditions were also recorded as the costliest health conditions in the U.S., with a price tag of more than $200 billion annually, and more than $193 billion in lost earnings per year. [READ FULL ARTICLE]

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