{
  "id": 16171110,
  "title": "Gen Z’s mental health is declining—but baby boomers are only getting happier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/gen-zs-mental-health-is-declining-but-baby-boomers-are-only-getting",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91625290/gen-z-mental-health-is-declining-but-baby-boomers-are-getting-happier-happiness-gallup-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new Gallup poll shows a disturbing trend: Younger people are getting increasingly unhappy, and now less than half of Gen Z say they are actually “thriving,” with the biggest decline happening after 2019. Meanwhile, for baby boomers, it’s just the opposite (more on that below). A look at the numbers shows only 44% of 18- to 29-year-olds say they are “thriving” so far in 2026, which is on pace to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}