COVID-19 Pandemic: ANU data shows mental health toll on kids, 15 to 18 year-olds the worst hit

Finn McHugh
Updated September 24 2021 - 7:08am, first published 12:01am
Teenagers aged 15 to 18 have suffered the worst mental health toll during COVID-19, new research shows. Picture: Shutterstock
Teenagers aged 15 to 18 have suffered the worst mental health toll during COVID-19, new research shows. Picture: Shutterstock

Young adults have suffered the worst mental health effects of COVID-19 as the pandemic cuts them off from vital social interaction, new research suggests.

Finn McHugh

Finn McHugh

Federal Political Reporter

Finn McHugh has been federal political reporter for The Canberra Times since July 2021. He joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 2019 where he was executive producer of Sky News's AM Agenda, before joining NCA NewsWire as a federal political reporter. He has previously interned at the Kuwait Times.