The Silent Epidemic: Why 2026 Is the Year Mental Health Got Worse Despite Us Talking About It More
Across the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and the wider world, 2026 has delivered a disturbing paradox: mental health awareness has never been higher, yet measurable wellbeing has never been lower. Nearly 1.2 billion people now live with a mental disorder — almost double the number in 1990 — and mental disorders have become the leading cause of disability worldwide, surpassing cardiovascular disease and cancer. Anxiety disorders have surged more than 47% since 2019 alone. In the U.S.,
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