Youth Despair Is Rising in California: Report

‘This is about the midlife crisis being replaced by a youth crisis,’ said David Blanchflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth University.

A student works outside on his laptop at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

California’s Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes recently published its 2023–24 Legislative Session final report, underscoring alarming trends in California’s youth—namely, a significant decline in happiness levels and what at least one expert calls a “youth crisis.”

The recently formed committee said it’s the first in the United States focused exclusively on happiness.