20-05-2024 19:02 via wane.com

App aims to help teenage depression

BELMONT, Mass. (CBS) - Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of depression than ever before. But a simple smartphone app could help treat a common symptom.2020 was an especially tough year for 16-year-old Avary Whitehead. With pandemic stress plus his parents separating, he was losing interest in activities he used to love, including sports."I just kind of wanted to like just sit and do nothing," said Whitehead.20% of teens have experienced clinical depression in the past year. Twice as many g
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