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New study looks at mental health and earnings of U.S. young adults over 20-year span

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A study based on a large, nationally representative sample of 8,000 individuals in the U.S. looked at their earnings and mental health over 20 years. It found those with poor mental health are also the ones with the lowest earnings.

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Text reads: One in four young adults in the U.S. have persistently poor mental health from their mid-teens to their mid-30s. These young adults also earn the lowest among their same-age peers. That's according to an IWH study of 8,000 young adults in the U.S., based on follow-up surveys over two decades. Black and white images of young people in the corner