A UN-commissioned study highlights a growing youth mental health crisis in six English-speaking countries: the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. This crisis disrupts the traditional U-shaped happiness curve, with young people now reporting lower happiness than older generations. So this got us thinking about the the trajectory of our happiness, so we ask our listeners: What age were they the most carefree? And whether their experience of happiness changed over time?

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Produced by: Evening Edition

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan, Ann Lee

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Categories:  environment,  culture,  Family/Parenting,  wellness

Tags:  un report,  youth unhappiness,  generational trend,  mental health crisis,  happiness,  adulting,  responsibilities,