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EXPLAINED: Generational problem youth still struggling in pandemic s shadow | Vintage Vibes

Young people took the biggest mental health hit during the pandemic, research has shown (Credit: AFP)

Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the Covid-19 pandemic -- and its procession of lockdowns and restrictions -- marked a "turning point" for her mental health.

"I came face to face with everything I had been repressing -- and it triggered an enormous depression," the French university student, who was 19 years old when the pandemic broke out in 2020, told AFP.

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