Encouraging public discussion on an important topic:
I personally feel like depression in children and adolescents isn’t talked about much in today’s society. People tend to think depression mainly affects adults and the elderly but depression affects children as much as it does with adults and the elderly. The article Depression in Children and Adolescents talks about some reasons why depression affects children. Some reasons is their living conditions such as an abusive parent, problems with friends or school, history of mental health disorders and much more. Depression can be treated but if it doesn’t, it could affect the child as he/she gets older.
You can read more about it in the article in the link below.
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-beyond-the-basics
Excellent focus, Roqayar, on a topic that really needs a lot more attention. it would be interest to connect this problem to the detrimental effects of Social Media on young people.
Here’s another great OpEd on this topic that I recommend.