There's a large amount of evidence of an increase in mental illness, anxiety, depression among the youth and young adults. Jonathan Haidt attributes it primarily to social media and ideologies on the internet. I would imagine economic precariousness is also a major factor.
A majority of young people across the world also believe their future will be significantly worse, either due to climate change or other causes like globalization and AI.
https://www.persuasion.community/p/haidt-the-teen-mental-ill...
A majority of young people across the world also believe their future will be significantly worse, either due to climate change or other causes like globalization and AI.