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Mental Health Tracker Guide
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Amy Morin, LCSW

Amy Morin, LCSW, is the Editor-in-Chief of Verywell Mind. She's also a psychotherapist, the author of the bestselling book "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do," and the host of The Verywell Mind Podcast.

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In March, we officially hit a full year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Throughout these 15 months—and counting—it became clear that COVID was much more than a physical concern.

In the United States and throughout the world, we've experienced lockdowns, isolation, illness, and an upheaval of our regular way of life. All of this led to what might be considered a second pandemic in the form of a mental health crisis.

With our collective immunity growing stronger by the day thanks to vaccine distribution, it's our sincere hope that the worst is behind us, and that Americans are beginning to feel better for the first time in a long time.

To find out if this is the case, Verywell Mind surveyed 4,000 adults living in the U.S. to measure the attitudes and behaviors that make up our mental well-being during this long-awaited return to normalcy. You can see the results reflected here in The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker.

In the coming months, we'll continue to keep our fingers on the pulse of mental health in the U.S. by providing regular updates of The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker.

Each month, our Editor-in-Chief, Amy Morin, LCSW, will share the survey findings that are most important to you, our readers, during our journey back to our everyday lives. To see the latest insights and takeaways, read more in the full articles below.

Why You Should Tell Your Kids If You’re Seeing a Therapist

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Verywell / Joshua Seong

June 2021 Release

For the June edition of The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker, we take a look at the data on stressed-out parents, and Editor-in-Chief Amy Morin, LCSW, shares why it's important to tell your kids when you're seeing a therapist.

Gen Z Is the Most Stressed Out Generation Right Now

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Verywell / Bailey Mariner

May 2021 Release

For the launch of The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker, originally published May 25, 2021, we found stark generational differences regarding the state of our mental health. View the data from the initial survey, and our analysis of the results that compares the mental well-being of Gen Z and Millennials to older populations.

Methodology

The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker is a monthly measurement of Americans’ attitudes and behaviors around their mental well-being, as well as the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey is fielded online, to a sample of 4,000 adults living in the U.S. The total sample matches U.S. Census estimates for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and region.

Sample Composition

  • Gender: Woman 51% | Man 47% | Non-binary/Self-describe 1%
  • Generation: Gen Z 12% | Millennials 28% | Gen X 26% | Boomers 26% | Silent Generation 8%
  • Race/Ethnicity (Multi-Select): White 64% | Black 15% | Latino/Latinx 18% | Asian 7% | Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1% | American Indian or Alaska Native 2% | Middle Eastern or North African 1%
  • Region: Northeast 17% | Midwest 21% | South 38% | West 24%
  • Household Income: <$25k 23% | $25k-$50k 22% | $50k-$75k 17%| $75k-$100k 12% | $100k+ 18%
  • Political Views: Democrat 37% | Republican 26% | Independent 25% | Other 2%

Field Dates

  • Wave 1: 4/28/21–5/5/21
  • Wave 2: 5/19/21–5/27/21
  • Wave 3: 6/10/21–6/19/21
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