Social Distancing Is a Special Kind of Hell for Gen Z

Teens and young adults are cooped up at home to avoid a disease they aren’t convinced will affect them. Here’s how to help them understand and cope.

Tara Haelle
Elemental
Published in
6 min readApr 21, 2020

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Tara Haelle
Elemental

Tara Haelle is a science journalist, public speaker, and author of Vaccination Investigation and The Informed Parent. Follow her at @tarahaelle.