Climate change is this generation’s duck and cover but instead of being burnt to crisp within seconds its over a course of decades. And I mean that they are the same not in the sense that it may or may not be something worth having a daily existential crisis over, but rather, today’s kids are being drilled by today’s adults that yesterday’s adults have caused this looming threat they are helpless to do anything about. It’s pretty unsurprising this will cause some mental anguish in children.
School shootings probably have a similar effect on children’s mental health, too.
People often make the nuclear war comparison but it's different. With nuclear war, we just have to hope that a couple hundred people are sane enough to not push the button. In comparison, with climate change, it seems like the vast majority of older (and much of younger) generations simply don't care that the status quo is going to screw us. Also consider the fact that a private corporation (Exxon) had all the knowledge to give us enough lead time to avert this situation and decided to make piles money instead, and it gives you a pretty bleak picture of humanity.
School shootings probably have a similar effect on children’s mental health, too.