Teens are more stressed and anxious, but they don’t know why. Here’s how parents can help. [WashingtonPost.com]

The teenage years can be tough, marked with physical and emotional changes, new choices and responsibilities, and evolving relationships with the people who surround us. But a recent report shows that hormones aren’t the only thing troubling the teen years; young people are increasingly showing a general inability to identify the source of their angst and pain. These results have serious implications for those who care for kids.

A review of more than 830,000 calls, text messages, emails and chats received by the Boys Town National Hotline since 2012 has shown a clear trend: teens are struggling more than ever with anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide. The combined mental anguish among teens contacting the hotline has spiked 12 percent in the last five years alone.

[For more of this story, written by Daniel Daly, go to https://www.washingtonpost.com...m_term=.932255a4ee39]