problems than any other generation before them, and it is likely to create a higher demand in the mental health industry for years to come.Gen Z encompasses adults aged 18 to 26. Following Millennials, much of Gen Z were just infants when September 11 unfolded and experienced the majority of this century's mass shootings while they were in school themselves.
While only 13 percent of American adults had visited a mental health professional in 2004, that number grew to 23 percent in 2022, according to Gallup polls., as young adults reported roughly a 5 percent increase in mental health treatment from 2019 to 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During 2020, between the months of March and April, teletherapy comprised 40 percent of mental health and substance use outpatient visits. Gen Z also experienced increasing rates of gun violence and anxiety over climate change while they were young. Key events during this time of their lives could also push a larger amount to seek help related to anxiety or depression, experts say.