We asked U.S. teens how common a variety of problems are among students at their school. Anxiety and depression tops the list, with 30% of teens saying it’s extremely or very common at their school.

The concept of the common good in American society has undergone a remarkable transformation since the nation's founding. What began as a clear, if contested, vision of collective welfare has ...

If you want to accentuate the importance of a problem, it seems sensible to explain how prevalent it is. Lots of people are at risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Lots of women carry a gene that makes them ...

Longstanding concerns exist about excessive social media use causing mental health problems. The best evidence for this view comes from longitudinal studies showing that earlier social media use leads ...

The way kids grow up has changed drastically over generations. And kids raised in the 60s and 70s had 9 common sense traits that are almost impossible to find nowadays.

Social Security was only intended to cover 40% of pre-retirement income for average earners. Its buying power may decline in the future. Supplementing your checks with income from a job or government ...

Many retirees depend on Social Security to make ends meet. Benefit cuts could be coming within the decade, according to the Social Security Administration's estimates. Social Security's struggle to ...